[Sca-cooks] Accidental french

[Kirsten Houseknecht]

practice is the key in any language.
i know i lost most of my Russian as soon as i stopped using it!
Kirsten
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ana Valdés" <agora at algonet.se>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Accidental french


> Thanks for your kind words, Huette! I had once a dear friend, she died
> too soon, only 38 years old, she was a native English but spoke French
> and Spanish as well and lived in Paris. She worked as a professional
> translator for United Nations and met in her work many different people
> speaking English in the most different ways. "It's funny, she used to
> say to me, what you, non-English speakers, believe its English is only a
> poor version of our language, including 300 words and mediated by MTV
> and Disney. The difference between what people think its English and the
> language of Milton and Shakespeare is enormous".
> I agree with her, I think often the English we use as "lingua franca" is
> a poor English, only related to instrumental and functional issues. I
> wish I should be able to write so good English I could transmit all
> shades and nuances I wish...
> Ana
>
> Huette von Ahrens wrote:
>
> > Ana,
> >
> > I think that your English is perfectly
> > understandable.  Your choice of words and
> > spelling is no different from many native-born
> > Americans.
> > I am in admiration of your ability to speak,
> > write and understand so many different languages.
> >  It is something that I have always wished to be
> > able to do.  To be able to communicate with so
> > many different people and cultures without having
> > to expect that they know yours is a wonderful
> > thing.
> > Keep up the good work!
> >
> > Huette
> >
> > --- Ana Valdés <agora at algonet.se> wrote:
> > > Many times is not a choice or an intuition but
> > > a speedy pushing of the
> > > keyboard, as in Modestal. but charned or
> > > proviant?? Maybe archaic aceptions of
> > > modern words? I am by the way raised by German
> > > nuns and my grandparents were
> > > Italian, it means all my languages are mixed up
> > > and I am not longer sure about
> > > spelling or syntax in any language.
> > > But I hope my posts are enough eadable and
> > > understable. The whole point  is the
> > > most of us, non-native English speakers, speak
> > > and write a "broken English".
> > > But tell me if you find some of my posts
> > > uncomprehensible.
> > > Ana
> > >
> > > Marilyn Traber wrote:
> > >
> > > > This message is in MIME format. Since your
> > > mail reader does not understand
> > > > this format, some or all of this message may
> > > not be legible.
> > > > --
> > > > --
> > > > [ Picked text/plain from
> > > multipart/alternative ]
> > > > You know, with my aphasia, I didn't even
> > > notice until I went and reread her
> > > > posts...and then had to read them a third
> > > time deliberately loking for
> > > > nonenglish words...
> > > >
> > > > and it is cute...beats my normal
> > > spell-checking problem;-)
> > > > margali
> > > >
> > > > the quote starts here:
> > > > I am curious as to whether Ana realizes that
> > > she occasionally uses
> > > > the French rather than the English word for
> > > something. Not a
> > > > problem--indeed entertaining.
> > > > --
> > > > David/Cariadoc
> > > >
> > > > Marilyn Traber
> > > > State Farm
> > > > Emergency Services Provision, New London
> > > > Phone: 203-699-7117
> > > > Fax:     203-699-7105
> > > > --
> > > >
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