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#17 (permalink) Sun Oct 26, 2008 14:32 pm Can you hear what he is... |
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thank you very much for your explianation. i think i can understand these words a lots. |
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Icy New Member
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#18 (permalink) Sun Oct 26, 2008 15:28 pm Can you hear what he is... |
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Hi Torsten, thanks for the test! it's looked easy but I made one mistake ( I mean 1 question). ok, i'm gonna look at the lesson no.2 now cause i've got two form you. Have a nice day:) |
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Piotrekabk I'm new here and I like it ;-)

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#19 (permalink) Tue Nov 25, 2008 15:54 pm Can you hear what he is... |
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| I got 8/10, thx Torsten |
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Kira New Member
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#20 (permalink) Sun Nov 30, 2008 21:37 pm Can you hear what he is... |
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Hello, everybody! I'm little bit confused too. I thought i understand different between all this verbs very well. Now i cant got it what it wrong if i use "speaking" and not "saying". I mean he can speak to sb and i can hear it and ask the other person why might hear too. Or i think generally wrong and i may not use verb "speaking" whit out telling to whom should be speaking? many thanks for answer and i hope, there are some people why would understood my English |
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Hassi New Member

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#21 (permalink) Mon Dec 01, 2008 16:50 pm Can you hear what he is... |
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Hi Hassi,
'Speak' usually involves using speech or a language whereas 'say' could be a statement or simply a word.
Two sentences:
I am sorry to interrupt you while you are speaking (in the middle of a conversation).
I didn't hear what she was saying (she was making a statement/giving some information).
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Alan Co-founder

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#22 (permalink) Mon Dec 01, 2008 18:57 pm Hello |
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Hello, Alan! Many thanks, i got it! |
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Hassi New Member

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#23 (permalink) Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:41 am Can you hear what he is... |
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Hi Torsten, I'm Kisaki.I'm really happy to receive your email.I've done your first test.I found that it's very useful. I'm looking forward to seeing your next email. Thank you very much^^ |
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Kisaki New Member
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#24 (permalink) Fri Dec 05, 2008 20:40 pm Can you hear what he is... |
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| thanks everybody you're great |
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Mahmuterkul New Member
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#25 (permalink) Fri Jan 09, 2009 22:22 pm Can you hear what he is... |
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| " (using words to describe something) , TELLING the others (informing them/this verb usually has an object) , SPEAKING (giving a speech) , TALKING (having a conversation) about the possibility of going to listen to him",it is useful to me,thanks Alan and Mr Torstan,but can you tell me the difference between "talking" and "speaking"in the sentence that is "people talking without speaking,people hearing without listening",thanks again |
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Xiyuan71 New Member
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#26 (permalink) Wed Jan 14, 2009 6:54 am Hello torsten |
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Hi Sir,
I have received the first E-mail lesson and i followed it but there are so many units in the lesson. so can you please tell me exatly what lesson is and how many unit it comprises of? |
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Vakil New Member
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#27 (permalink) Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:48 am Can you hear what he is... |
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Hi,
'Talking' and 'speaking' are two activities to do with language. The first usually involves a conversation and the second refers simply to the idea of using language.
Alan _________________ English as a Foreign Language You can read my EFL story Progressive Forms |
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Alan Co-founder

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#28 (permalink) Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:47 pm Can you hear what he is... |
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| :) ,thank you |
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Xiyuan71 New Member
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#29 (permalink) Wed Jan 28, 2009 1:25 am Can you hear what he is... |
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Hi there, I agree "Can you hear what he is saying?" makes more sense but could someone guide me why can't we choose (b) speaking? For example, in a speech contest, I think "Can you hear what he is speaking?" can be used... Correct me please.
Thanks, Mac |
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Macgyver New Member
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#30 (permalink) Mon Feb 02, 2009 12:24 pm Can you hear what he is... |
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Hi Mac,
I think if you wanted to use 'speaking' in a sentence like that, you would have to more specific with the object as 'what' is too vague for the verb 'speaking'. You could say: Can you hear what language he is speaking?
Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Passive Voice |
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