Posted: Jan 06, 2011 5:42 pm
I've got some arguments to make to some posters. Here goes...
Oh, come on! Why a proper English speaker say a thing like that is beyond me. Let me simply state here that the reason why I regularly lurk Ratskep more than any other website is because many posters here have shown themselves to be genuine, serious writers and this is one of the several USPs of this site. I would not have been here if it weren't for those people.
How? Since I've been told that possessing good writing skills does not guarantee an equal conversant skills, I've got much to worry about. One of my relatives told someone behind my back that I can't really be a good speaker since all of what I say seems inspired from some novel. That my English isn't fit for day-to-day, general conversations (which might be true to some extent), say for a job interview.
Oh, come on! Why a proper English speaker say a thing like that is beyond me. Let me simply state here that the reason why I regularly lurk Ratskep more than any other website is because many posters here have shown themselves to be genuine, serious writers and this is one of the several USPs of this site. I would not have been here if it weren't for those people.
trubble76 wrote:Considering that your written english is better than many natives, I don't think you have much to worry about.
How? Since I've been told that possessing good writing skills does not guarantee an equal conversant skills, I've got much to worry about. One of my relatives told someone behind my back that I can't really be a good speaker since all of what I say seems inspired from some novel. That my English isn't fit for day-to-day, general conversations (which might be true to some extent), say for a job interview.