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Forum: General Chat Jul 9th, 2007, 08:22 am
Replies: 25
Views: 10,401
Posted By Denis DNT
Re: Has teaching English abroad affected the quality of the English you speak?

Whistleblower, I am in your shoes, I understand you perfectly.
Have you gone to the extent of saying sentences like "this I don't like" instead of "I don't like this"? If you are not yet at this...
Forum: General Chat Jul 8th, 2007, 11:59 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 10,401
Posted By Denis DNT
Re: Has teaching English abroad affected the quality of the English you speak?

I recently ran into a conference. The following three terms brought quite some confusion to the participants. Native English speaker, Near native English speaker, Non-native English speaker; mixing...
Forum: General Chat Jul 5th, 2007, 08:06 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 10,401
Posted By Denis DNT
Re: Has teaching English abroad affected the quality of the English you speak?

All the time I think of how the world of English will be decades later when all the millions of ESL learners we teach today will be ESL speakers and don't forget, some ESL teachers.
Forum: General Chat Jun 22nd, 2007, 02:03 am
Replies: 25
Views: 10,401
Posted By Denis DNT
Re: Has teaching English abroad affected the quality of the English you speak?

I am sure you couldn't guess why I aksed that question Hue, but it's fun to know how divided you are in your way of speaking. It's happening with every one of us.
I was in a debate recently and the...
Forum: General Chat Jun 21st, 2007, 09:42 am
Replies: 25
Views: 10,401
Posted By Denis DNT
Re: Has teaching English abroad affected the quality of the English you speak?

Do you feel more comfortable with your new neutral accent (which many more persons can understand) or you would prefer your original accent?
Just curious:lol:
Forum: General Chat Jun 20th, 2007, 07:38 am
Replies: 25
Views: 10,401
Posted By Denis DNT
Re: Has teaching English abroad affected the quality of the English you speak?

Behold! Who could have thought it works the other way round also!?:eek:
Forum: General Chat Jun 13th, 2007, 06:47 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 10,401
Posted By Denis DNT
Re: Has teaching English abroad affected the quality of the English you speak?

It feels better to know many out there are suffering from the same problem too.
The Chinese say "When everyone is suffering no one is suffering."
Forum: General Chat Jun 1st, 2007, 09:17 am
Replies: 25
Views: 10,401
Posted By Denis DNT
Thumbs down Re: Has teaching English abroad affected the quality of the English you speak?

It has affected me most on the way I use interrogative forms. Oh! and the hand gestures...I just can't get rid of them. In the evenings when I get down town to have a drink with friends who are not...
Forum: General Chat Jun 1st, 2007, 02:49 am
Replies: 25
Views: 10,401
Posted By Denis DNT
Has teaching English abroad affected the quality of the English you speak?

This is my 4th year I am putting in abroad and my 9th teaching English. The way I say things has changed seriously. You'd notice it if you take a trip home.
Anyone out there with the same feelings?
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