Improving My English: A Journey of Learning

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In summary: Welcome to PF.Your English is much better than my Chinese! We have an international membership here, so are patient with those still learning English (including some of our native English speakers who could use more lessons too :tongue2:).
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I am a Chinese and my English is very bad.
I hope you can parden my mistakes in using English.
I will try my best.
Thank you.
 
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Welcome to these Forums [U[lby[/U]!
Your English is a lot better than my Chinese!

Garth
 
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welcome to PF. don't worry about the english. half the people here can't spell :biggrin:
 
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I can speel very well thank you very mooch!
 
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Welcome Iby! Don't worry about your English. That will get better with practice. We have an international membership here, so are patient with those still learning English (including some of our native English speakers who could use more lessons too :tongue2:).
 
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Moonbear said:
(including some of our native English speakers who could use more lessons too :tongue2:).
:uhh: :uhh:
 
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Garth said:
Welcome to these Forums [U[lby[/U]!
Your English is a lot better than my Chinese!

Garth

His English is also much better than your html tags!

:biggrin:
 
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eye have know problem whiff my spelling. Its fust find, thanx
 
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Hello Iby, I'm also new but welcome anyway :D
 
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Hi! Welcome. I admire the Chinese for their hardworking and cunningness, inteligence. Do u live under communist govt.(China is communist right?) How do u like the new China(capitalist one)? Which one do u like.
Are you a student or employed?
 
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Mr chound,I don't like your words.
I don't want to talk about politics here,but since you ask me,I will tell you what we Chinese think.
We support our communist government.We like it.
The capitalist one is OLD CHINA,the NEW CHINA is the one now.
Although our country has many problems waiting to be solved,we believe we can solve all of them.Our government has a bright future.
Warning to every man who hope we are the second Socialist Union,that's impossible.
I am a student.
 
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Thanks a million for all your encouragement.
I'll try to use English correctly.If you find any mistakes in my message,point them out.
Thank you very much again.
 
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hey man ! :smile:
 
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dont really bother to spell, just express even by misspelling it.
 
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Iby ni hao :)
 
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Welcome to PF.
By the way you seem to be doing rather well with your english. I don't think you have much to worry about.
 
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chi cha! hoonda kin chimichanga wu.
 
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你好和歡迎。

:D
 
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Haha!Forgot to tell you,I'm the English Moniter in our class,and my mother is an English teacher!
你好!大家好!
 
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Yo smurf that was a load of crap. That aint chinese.
 
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Show us Chinese, Kaos! :D
 

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