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Re: English Exam Today
Posted by Niborius on Tue May 22nd at 9:12am 2012


I have an English exam in a few hours from now, shouldn't be too difficult smiley

Anyway, I was browsing some old topics of mine, and it makes me realize how much my English has improved, also because of this forum. Back then, for example, I didn't even know what "Assisted" meant.

I still have a lot to learn but because of this forum and by gaming etc. it shouldn't become too difficult to learn. smiley

So thanks smiley






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Re: English Exam Today
Posted by Orpheus on Tue May 22nd at 12:14pm 2012


Sadly with today's mindset in America, assisted equates to "Welfare"
Its like people with lung disorders who get on oxygen. Once they are on welfare, they can never get back off. smiley





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Re: English Exam Today
Posted by Niborius on Tue May 22nd at 2:54pm 2012


What are you saying exactly? I was just giving an example from earlier (about a year or two back)





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Re: English Exam Today
Posted by Orpheus on Tue May 22nd at 3:06pm 2012


It was just an example of how words change definition over time. What you learn today may have a wider meaning next year.



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Re: English Exam Today
Posted by Niborius on Tue May 22nd at 3:22pm 2012


Ah, yeah I know right, but I can still use it as in:

"I assisted him in his homework"

Right?

I hope.

And the English exam went well I think. smiley






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Re: English Exam Today
Posted by Orpheus on Tue May 22nd at 3:30pm 2012


Still applies, assuming you helped and didn't actually do the homework for them. smiley



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Re: English Exam Today
Posted by Niborius on Tue May 22nd at 3:43pm 2012


Exactly.












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Re: English Exam Today
Posted by Riven on Fri May 25th at 6:32pm 2012


The association you made with the word 'assisted' is true Orph. I had to LOL because it caught me off guard and read like a punch-line to a joke. I didn't see that association with the word coming up, smiley

Did you make it through the exam? I mean unless you specifically ask for a definition or mention about something you don't know or understand, I safely assume sometimes that you might as well speak English natively. I think at least on the forums, you've got it down. Feel free to fool any English speaker over the internet and tell them you're from Canada or something, lol. If you mess up, just tell them "That's how we use it up here!" (no offense to Canadians, just ignorant Americans)






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Re: English Exam Today
Posted by Niborius on Fri May 25th at 8:56pm 2012


Quoting Riven
The association you made with the word 'assisted' is true Orph. I had to LOL because it caught me off guard and read like a punch-line to a joke. I didn't see that association with the word coming up, smiley

Did you make it through the exam? I mean unless you specifically ask for a definition or mention about something you don't know or understand, I safely assume sometimes that you might as well speak English natively. I think at least on the forums, you've got it down. Feel free to fool any English speaker over the internet and tell them you're from Canada or something, lol. If you mess up, just tell them "That's how we use it up here!" (no offense to Canadians, just ignorant Americans)


Haha thank you for the compliments, I'd really have to do my best to fool them that much though. smiley

However, what I am trying to improve these days is how fluent I speak English, because that could use some work; both my accent and how frequent I stutter between the words.
Fortunately, with my new headset, I play more and more Left 4 Dead on-line with my microphone. I mostly used to avoid that in the past.

Oh and the English exam went very well. Now all that is left is Biology, next tuesday.








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