English classes
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Well, from what I have been taught, it is fine to answer with "I'm fine."Originally posted by TooFree:Hi ozzy, I need clarification...
I happened to read an article stating that it is wrong to answer 'I'm fine' when someone asked 'How are you?' .. Funny thing is, I often heard it being used in people's conversation or TV drama saying the same thing...
Now, how true is this?
ASLONG AS you follow it up with "THANKYOU".
So, "I'm fine thankyou." "I'm fine thanks." They are both fine to use,it is better to say thankyou afterwards,because sometimes the person you are talking to might conceive "I'm fine" as that you are in a bad mood,or you are cranky with them,and you are limiting your talking to them to what you have to,just to be nice. So I always try to say thankyou after I answer someones greet,because it sounds much more polite than keeping it short,and it also invited the other person to keep the conversation going
Hope I helped
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[quote]Originally posted by Mospeada:
good morning, t'cher...
* put an apple on izzy's desk..
*drag oneself to desk...
* take out rubber band and start shooting at ah kai..
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Good afternoon Mos......please behave yourself,and sit nicely at your desk.It is not nice to shoot at other students**conviscates rubber band**
Thankyou for the apple......the worm that was inside it didn't taste very nice though
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Okay, so the teachers basically aim to get you through the examination,but that's all? They don't teach much commom knowledge? Like how to pronounce ans spell things correctly...and the proper grammar to use in speech? I find that very strange.I thought all schooling systems were supposed to teach even the basics in proper grammar and the such.Although I suppose with Singapore not being an original english country...even though english is the first language taught...it would be a very hard task to teach two or maybe even more languages! I think even though the full english language is not taught properly there,it is great that the Singaporean government try's to teach everyone as much as they can.Originally posted by Kuali Baba:It's mostly geared towards tackling the examination questions, which consist mainly of...
Comprehension (passages and questions that follow),
Essay writing,
Oral examinations (one reads a passage out loud, then describes a photo and discusses a topic to the teacher)
and a veriety of fill-in-the-blanks questions in primary school. So in class there are spelling tests, lessons on idioms, exercises on conjunctions, essay-writing practice and so on. -
Yep. Cool.Originally posted by ozzy-gurl:Well, from what I have been taught, it is fine to answer with "I'm fine."
ASLONG AS you follow it up with "THANKYOU".
So, "I'm fine thankyou." "I'm fine thanks." They are both fine to use,it is better to say thankyou afterwards,because sometimes the person you are talking to might conceive "I'm fine" as that you are in a bad mood,or you are cranky with them,and you are limiting your talking to them to what you have to,just to be nice. So I always try to say thankyou after I answer someones greet,because it sounds much more polite than keeping it short,and it also invited the other person to keep the conversation going
Hope I helped
' Thank You' said
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The basics are taught at an early stage, but lessons aren't entirely devoted to them. The sentences the young ones use are pretty simple...as they grow up more sophistication is expected and the nitty-gritty is de-emphasised.
A common mistake made by Singaporeans when they get to know one another better is asking "where do you stay" when they mean to ask "where do you live".Originally posted by ozzy-gurl:Okay, so the teachers basically aim to get you through the examination,but that's all? They don't teach much commom knowledge? Like how to pronounce ans spell things correctly...and the proper grammar to use in speech?
I find that very strange.I thought all schooling systems were supposed to teach even the basics in proper grammar and the such.Although I suppose with Singapore not being an original english country...even though english is the first language taught...it would be a very hard task to teach two or maybe even more languages!
I think even though the full english language is not taught properly there,it is great that the Singaporean government try's to teach everyone as much as they can. -
Yeah I've heard that one a lot from the young Singaporean guys I know,aswell as a few other ones like:"Have you taken your food yet?"Originally posted by Kuali Baba:The basics are taught at an early stage, but lessons aren't entirely devoted to them. The sentences the young ones use are pretty simple...as they grow up more sophistication is expected and the nitty-gritty is de-emphasised.
A common mistake made by Singaporeans when they get to know one another better is asking "where do you stay" when they mean to ask "where do you live".
And being an aussie,I have a sense of humour ofcourse,so I always go to say."Well where am I suppose to take it?" Or some other stupid comment in reply,but I don't,because I might offend them,I mean,I would only be joking if I said it,but I still don't want to make anyone feel stupid. The proper way to say this ofcourse is,"Have you eaten yet?" But it is only natural for the young men to speak like this,as this is how they are used to speaking.It's ok,aslong as the people they are talking to can understand it.If they are taught the basics that they will need to know to get through the big bad world in schooling,they can always learn anything else they want to know themselves.
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how to learn Phonetic Symbols quickly?
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I am a man. This is a pen.
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Originally posted by kaobeikaobu:I am a man. This is a pen.
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well you have me confused there finoq....what do you call phonetics in sg...cause here in aus we have the phonetic alphabet....example:A=Alpha,B=Bravo,C=Charlie.like that. is that what you mean?there is no symbols for these phonetics...it just takes memorising them to remember them.....write them down and teach your self two or three at a time....reply first to me,and tell me if these are the phonetics you are talking about,and if so...i can help you further from thereOriginally posted by finoq:how to learn Phonetic Symbols quickly? -
hmmm......are you feeling well kaobeikaobu? i think you might need to see a doctorOriginally posted by kaobeikaobu:I am a man. This is a pen. -
Originally posted by ozzy-gurl:Person 1: "That is good, how is your family?"
Person 2: "My family are well also, thankyou."
er.. shouldnt it be.. "my family is well also.. thank you"? -
er.. no.. its "acceptable"..Originally posted by ozzy-gurl:hmmm...ok...one spelling mistake,while i was trying to type here,but also feed my nephew at the same time! i admit...i spelt it wrong...its acceptible....not exceptible...
and yes Driftingguy.......im helping peole to learn english 
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well actually,no it shouldn't be!Originally posted by babygalz:
er.. shouldnt it be.. "my family is well also.. thank you"?
when you say."my family is well also." it means you only have one family member.
so when you say,"my family are well also",it means that youa re saying that your whole family is well.
like if you were to talk about your parents.(or anyone really)
you wouldn't say, "my parents is coming to see me."
you would say."my parents are coming to see me."
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The same goes for teams, hence you hear or read "McLaren (the F1 racing team) are..." instead of "McLaren is..."
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nevermind, guess I've confused myself alsoOriginally posted by ozzy-gurl:well you have me confused there finoq....what do you call phonetics in sg...cause here in aus we have the phonetic alphabet....example:A=Alpha,B=Bravo,C=Charlie.like that. is that what you mean?there is no symbols for these phonetics...it just takes memorising them to remember them.....write them down and teach your self two or three at a time....reply first to me,and tell me if these are the phonetics you are talking about,and if so...i can help you further from there -
Originally posted by finoq:nevermind, guess I've confused myself also well if you find out what you were talking about,pm me,or ask here
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oOo.. oriteyOriginally posted by ozzy-gurl:well actually,no it shouldn't be!
when you say."my family is well also." it means you only have one family member.
so when you say,"my family are well also",it means that youa re saying that your whole family is well.
like if you were to talk about your parents.(or anyone really)
you wouldn't say, "my parents is coming to see me."
you would say."my parents are coming to see me."
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Originally posted by babygalz:oOo.. oritey
nah i don't know how to speak proper english-i was just born and raised in an english country! my mother is british,my father is irish-but i don't know what i'm talking about-no,not at all
god - why do i bother?
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errr.. i tink u speak good english...Originally posted by ozzy-gurl: nah i don't know how to speak proper english-i was just born and raised in an english country! my mother is british,my father is irish-but i don't know what i'm talking about-no,not at all
god - why do i bother? ChiLL!