Re: The Results was Re: Improveing my seo

Jezsta Web Productions wrote:

Actually it can. Example- The way you are acting is like a child. Way
stands alone and means "manner" or in a way.:-)

"In a way" and "way" aren't substitutes. Try it.
(yes they may mean the same thing, but you can't swap them in an
otherwise identical sentence)

Did not say subsitutes, but the sentence above "way" stands alone and means
manner or "in a way".

It doesn't. But I'll stop trying to convince you :-)

I also went and spoke to Ella last night and mentioned it. She said a lot
has changed throughout the years what was slang when she was a child is used
more now and not thought of as being bad to say. Sayings and things have
been picked up more from the Americans as we have been here in this area for
a while. Like Halloween is getting more popular and they sell decorations in
the stores and pass out candy now in a few areas. They use to not do that.

Anyway, she would have understood what was being said. Which is why I asked
Sha to ask the teacher as we needed a proper answer, because a lot of the
speaking here is improper Deutsch. The first time I lived(actually it is the
2nd as I was here as a infant to 18 months also:-)) in Germany I met some
neighbors parents who lived in E. Germany. His Dad's comment was that W.
Germany was losing the proper speech and that the east even with their
problems at least some values and traditions remained entact. Now they are
all blended in.:-) Still as you get further east you can tell some
difference.

Imagine the changes in the Dutch language then - all English language
TV here is subtitled instead of synchronized. The Germans don't get
much exposure to the English language (except perhaps for the areas
where the Americans managed to get Halloween going ;-)), and still
they find their language changes because of it.

I have tried to get my children into learning more languages also. I told
them you just never know when you might be able to use it. Please sometimes
it can be an easy grade.:-) Anyway, my daughter went to a German preschool
grew up for 7 years in Germany. Plus had 4 years of German Language in
school. She can not speak to much of it now. Many of the children she played
with of course could speak English or they just still played. To go through
formal training and forget most of it is beyond me.

I have the same though. I learnt French (4 yrs) and German (2 yrs) in
school - all the German I know these days, is from Krimis. My French
is virtually non-existent. I learnt Portuguese in 3 months, then
'perfected' it in 5 years time, and I'm already noticing I lose words
cause I don't use them daily. I also learnt Hebrew, used it regularly
for about 6 months, but now I can't even remember how to say that I
used to speak it. (I can say I don't speak it, but not that I used to
be able to.)
Weirdest: when I got back from 6 months abroad, I often had to think
really hard to find Dutch words to express myself.

I guess she thought she
would never use it or need it. She didn't listen to me because look where
she is now.:-)

I don't know, where is she now?

My son Sha didn't want to take Deutsch. I told him he needed to in the
Mother's firm way we do things.:-) We are here in this country and it helps
him know and understand more as in the class they also learn the customs.

Does he not speak German then?
By "take Deutsch", I take it that you sent them to an American school?
Q: why do Americans do that? The quickest way to learn the local
language is for the kids to go to the local school. I can imagine
sending them to American school if you're only in the country for a
short time, but I think you've been here quite long, not exactly
"temporary"?

Are you fluent and can write all 3?

Yes for English and Dutch, obviously,

Yep, I kind of figured the Dutch was a given.:-)

And English demonstrated? ;-)

and almost for Portuguese. I
regularly have to think about the spelling of more difficult words,
and often maken mistakes with the article, since Portuguese is (like
German) one of those languages where it matters if an object is
masculine of feminine :\

Yeah I hate that, because I picked up the words without learning it. I am
trying to re-learn a lot by memorizing it the proper way with having Der,
Das, and Die in front of it. Not easy after learning it the wrong way.:-)
For the most part though I have found that when those who really try and
speak the language it is better than just speaking English. We are in this
country and we need to stop trying to become dependant on stores and
restaurants knowing English.

The Dutch are used to tourists speaking German, French, or English,
and we usually try to converse with them in their language, as
expecting them to know Dutch is just plain silly.

Immigrants OTOH, are supposed to learn Dutch, and it amazes me that
you've been in Germany for this long, and still can't convince your
son he should learn the local language. (unless I misunderstood, and
he does speak German now?)

[example Dutch]
Seems German is easier. :-)

If it weren't for the 4 Falls, it would be ;-)

English is.. sooooo easy! ;-)

Except when some people change the meanings of words and "bad" becomes good.
Or when a phrase of - My bad comes to play. :-)

That's not just in English, that happens everywhere.
I remember when I was a teen, the latest word was "unwise", meaning
'very cool[1]'. My dad complained that that was just "too crazy", with
which we agreed, since "too crazy" also meant 'way cool'. These days
the cool word is "fat cool". Don't ask me who thought that one up :\
________
[1] I suppose cool itself already is one of those words that got a
different meaning over time, as some people are referred to as both
hot and cool, and none of it has to do with temperature ;-)
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