tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post2049898430908939587..comments2024-03-27T17:28:13.744+01:00Comments on Away From It All: Who Learned You To Spoke The English?LisAwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03299284773832500834noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-67763967780515961622010-06-25T07:45:32.427+02:002010-06-25T07:45:32.427+02:00Hello I love your information on this topic ... ve...Hello I love your information on this topic ... very interesting and I would like to put more on this article .... it's great that people have engaged to do interesting things to do .... thanksdiecast carshttp://vintagediecastcars.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-53174014196028887642010-03-03T15:25:45.588+01:002010-03-03T15:25:45.588+01:00Great blog very interestingGreat blog very interestingAlexanderhttp://www.polish2englishtranslations.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-57136290428321238162010-02-18T14:18:34.581+01:002010-02-18T14:18:34.581+01:00anyway... I just realized I sound like an idiot. N...anyway... I just realized I sound like an idiot. Normal sentences... ghh... ;)Sebastiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-15157815809476667602010-02-18T14:16:39.582+01:002010-02-18T14:16:39.582+01:00you're not wrong Lisa. It's just that you ...you're not wrong Lisa. It's just that you guys say "I've got" in the US but you don't say Have You Got or I haven't got. <br /><br />You only use the "'ve got" in normal sentences. You're still sane. <br /><br />The Brits say all that other fancy stuff, though :) Go figure!<br /><br />SebastianSebastiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-82455825338463992982009-10-07T19:00:41.627+02:002009-10-07T19:00:41.627+02:00Oh, that's ok. My kids ONLY speak English and...Oh, that's ok. My kids ONLY speak English and they think sentences like, "It doesn't care if you throw that." And "See, it making way super fast with my feet." are perfectly fine. Maybe they'd do better with Polish...melissabastowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707231121450160335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-85788507380081264672009-10-06T22:04:00.457+02:002009-10-06T22:04:00.457+02:00We decided a long time ago not to try to raise our...We decided a long time ago not to try to raise our kids bilingual. Sometimes I regret that decision. But this? Yeah, it totally makes me laugh that this is coming from a kid raised in an English-speaking home! And you are adorable! Coughs, laughs, and all!charrettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11703356045366140496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-55524323653272297722009-10-04T05:03:12.381+02:002009-10-04T05:03:12.381+02:00So funny. The teacher should take advantage of ha...So funny. The teacher should take advantage of having a native speaker in the class. You've probably blogged about this before, and I've probably read it, but are your kids equally fluent in both languages?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086417252211755708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-50679689522931340482009-10-02T05:27:51.662+02:002009-10-02T05:27:51.662+02:00Thanks for the chuckle, David!
Sometimes, when I&...Thanks for the chuckle, David!<br /><br />Sometimes, when I'm wishing I were British, my language skills go up a notch. Other than that, I haven't thought much about it. No, I haven't.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18270661693698065581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-70837358256161343092009-10-02T03:24:28.911+02:002009-10-02T03:24:28.911+02:00My dad was an English teacher when I was a little ...My dad was an English teacher when I was a little girl. As a result, I didn't pay much attention in English b/c I got good grades just by instinct. However, this did catch up with me after a while. Maybe David is laboring under the same delusion I was.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660156433881882098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-5634205968774892272009-09-30T19:48:07.819+02:002009-09-30T19:48:07.819+02:00so funny....but hopefully will also improve. :)so funny....but hopefully will also improve. :)JennyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14594526663480442855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-15530545238945814382009-09-30T08:25:42.709+02:002009-09-30T08:25:42.709+02:00Maybe if native speakers of other languages sat in...Maybe if native speakers of other languages sat in on our public school classes teaching German and Spanish they would cringe! Who knows.<br /><br />But I like David's thinking. He knew what he meant!Kazzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411131948607000725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-42782326218497233392009-09-30T06:54:31.088+02:002009-09-30T06:54:31.088+02:00That is hilarious. And if you think Polish English...That is hilarious. And if you think Polish English homework is bad, you should see Japanese English homework. Or Japanese English anything. That will really get you laughing.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162550253703038825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-4841274872195674642009-09-29T22:08:12.351+02:002009-09-29T22:08:12.351+02:00I taught English in Spain and in China and I alway...I taught English in Spain and in China and I always laughed at the text materials. My students wouldn't believe me when I would say, "seriously, no one says this." I feel your son's pain.<br /><br />Completely unrelated side note: I saw a headline yesterday about Poland's new law for sex offenders. I thought of you (only because of the POLAND part, I assure you) and wondered what you thought about that.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486223394459963669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-27696005812688725962009-09-29T21:51:07.543+02:002009-09-29T21:51:07.543+02:00I'd imagine the switcharoo from Polish to Engl...I'd imagine the switcharoo from Polish to English is hard. I applaud your little dude. And yes, he should get extra credit for writing it in orange. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-73909306714477699982009-09-29T19:35:32.204+02:002009-09-29T19:35:32.204+02:00Thank goodness I'm not as strange as I thought...Thank goodness I'm not as strange as I thought! I've been telling people for years that my favorite color is PLAID, and everyone keeps telling me that is not a color! Maybe it is, in Poland!<br /><br />Funny thing is, the only "language" I learned in grade school was Pidgin English. We used to say "da kine" all the time -- as in, "Do you have a pet?" To which we would answer, "We have da kine dog" which I think was supposed to mean, "that kind of" -- I think. It's weird what an entire civilization can do to a language!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-63591712738776080502009-09-29T19:32:32.575+02:002009-09-29T19:32:32.575+02:00Okay, I laughed out loud several times in this pos...Okay, I laughed out loud several times in this post. And remembering some of the English textbooks in Brazil ... WOW.That Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006763952612909570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-50315543949413351192009-09-29T18:27:05.305+02:002009-09-29T18:27:05.305+02:00Sigh. So you really DO understand my homework angs...Sigh. So you really DO understand my homework angst. Blech.Melanie Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02489615939726209573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-43698215465712544442009-09-29T18:18:29.574+02:002009-09-29T18:18:29.574+02:00The orange thing is cracking me up. I don't k...The orange thing is cracking me up. I don't know why it struck me so funny, but it did. <br /><br />Sometimes you just have to wonder just where their minds are when they are supposed to be doing their work. :)Lara Neveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351324888724799014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-58312849335420155182009-09-29T18:01:51.090+02:002009-09-29T18:01:51.090+02:00I'm with you-- what use is going over a child&...I'm with you-- what use is going over a child's homework if you don't spend a few minutes laughing at it? Kids provide the greatest entertainment, and your brilliant young man is quite the star!MelancholySmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111279059498208927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-57269537587685268792009-09-29T17:31:34.202+02:002009-09-29T17:31:34.202+02:00LOL!
I bet he's just bored. But you should pr...LOL!<br />I bet he's just bored. But you should probably start worrying if he actually starts talking like that. <br />My favorite spaghetti is chicken.Randihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851220760568533019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-5671566471224215632009-09-29T16:44:27.915+02:002009-09-29T16:44:27.915+02:00"Have you got" a great kid or what?!"Have you got" a great kid or what?!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966076533635667017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-38710341782251309252009-09-29T16:22:46.227+02:002009-09-29T16:22:46.227+02:00My favorite orange is blue.My favorite orange is blue.Barbaloothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541675474218507411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-25523050951030168502009-09-29T15:57:34.953+02:002009-09-29T15:57:34.953+02:00Obviously my handsome grandson is completely bored...Obviously my handsome grandson is completely bored with these exercises. He answers thusly to keep himself and everyone awake. Genius! xogramaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089889939697034575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-6584463288135353312009-09-29T15:37:00.437+02:002009-09-29T15:37:00.437+02:00Those is hilarious example. It is so great that k...Those is hilarious example. It is so great that kids start a foreign language so early. I wish America would get with the times. David has great cursive! Is he in 3rd grade? I love Polish handwriting.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896888700175603711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869329841369921947.post-30402813966516184872009-09-29T15:35:03.679+02:002009-09-29T15:35:03.679+02:00I should do this more often to see if people are p...I should do this more often to see if people are paying attention…<br /><br />My favorite <i>Steak</i> is Chicken.<br />My favorite <i>Beer</i> is Milk.<br />My favorite <i>Orange</i> is apple.<br /><br />He's a genius!Cajohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705931109877069830noreply@blogger.com