My language

[Alan]

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Hi,

I've always had great sympathy with people learning my language because of all the choices of words available that apparently mean the same thing. With that in mind I've written a piece intended to encourage all our learners not to give up:

http://www.english-test.net/newsletter/my-language-194.html

Alan
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English as a Second Language
You can read my ESL story Present Simple

[Geo777]

Hi sir Alan,

I have been standing at the language pool called English for one year. At times I go into it to see what is going on there. It seems there are millons of species which so far are strange and unknown for me. And some of them are even invisible. They are saying something to me but I haven't understood them yet. But I'm trying to do my best. And I what to learn how to swim in the pool. Today when I read your essay I saw a fish. I took it in my hands and the fish said: "I can chance my arm...". I think the expression means to try. But I was wondering If it has another meaning or styling.

Thank you very much.
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Slow but sure.

[Alan]

Hi Geo,

Thanks for your comments. 'Chance your arm' means what you said. It has the sense of 'taking a risk' and seeing what happens.

Alan
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English as a Foreign Language
You can read my EFL story Progressive Forms

[Geo777]

Hi sir Alan,

Thank you for your reply.
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Slow but sure.

[Sunshinegirl]

Hello dear Alan!

Again I'm delighted of you essay. How do you do that?

Are you contriving the essays all alone,or someone help you?

You're just brilliant in them, really!

Congratulations!

Thanks for your essays again a learnt many new words!

Regards!

[Angi]

Hi Alan!

I wonder what are you sources for writing such successful essays? You are agreat!

I absolutely agree with you in your essay.Well,I'm in the sea of English for 10-12 years,but ther's always what to learn.

Best regards!

[Angi]

Welit's me again.I want to correct my mistakes:There's and agreat-great

[Angi]

Wow I've made a fault again.I hurry too much that's the reason,excuse me.

Welit's-Well it's

[Tny]

hello? how are you? i'm glad to write and sent me email.but i have a lot of misunderstood. Could u mark an important words,phrases, vocabulary so. on under its text.

[Merocasa]

fantastic and fascinating essays as always.

[Ymail]

Hi Alan Sir,

Definitely your essays inspire me and it gives me full energy.

Thanks a lot,

Pramod Pandey,
India

[Sidoeun]

Dear Alan

I really thanks for helping me.
I always read your essay and sometimes, It really hard to understand the meaning of your writing. It is ok , I try to learn English more from you.


Best reguard

Sidoeun

[Vilmos]

Dear Alan,

your article is great! More than that: loverly.You are a little bit inebriated with the exuberance of your own verbosity but that is fine, too. Your essay this time has reached the very special height any Chomsky student would find challenging. What hit me home really is the line drawn between Shakespeare and Wodehouse. On the ground sleep sound I'll apply to your eyes, gentle lover, remedy and the Buck a uppo stuff hm..
Thank you very much, indeed
Hey, a member of the gloomiest and most pessimistic nation only wanted to congratulate you on your mindboggling article.
A Californian mother would give positive feedback to the kid 40-45 times a day while a Hungarian kid gets 10
When at school the first kid gets 5, the second 1 positive feedback a day
Small wonder I tend to take revenge.. Apropos how do Brits fare?

[Siarhei]

Dear Alan,
As was said dozens of time, thank you very much for your essays.

I wanted to ask one question about punctuation.

In the sentence : "Others on the other hand have that welcoming look", wouldn't it be better to put commas around "on the other hand" part?
And in this case what will be the difference?
Thanks in advance.

[Micakor]

Thank you for the sweet English that you sen for me or teach me. You see i try to do something or to push some sweet words, to my friends and to orders people like my family, but I haven't understand what sweet word to say yet. But I'm trying to do my best. And I what to learn how to swim in the pool. Today when I read your essay I saw a fish. I took it in my hands and the fish said: "I can chance my arm...". I think the expression means to try. But I was wondering If it has another meaning or styling. Thank you.