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Very often the English and American spelling is different. I'm certainly no expert (and would never profess to be), but this looks like one of those words that my spellchecker would vary on depending whether I had it switched to English English or American English.
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Yes, that's what I thought was a possibility as well until I checked it out on Google - which is about as American as you can get.Big Boy wrote:Very often the English and American spelling is different. I'm certainly no expert (and would never profess to be), but this looks like one of those words that my spellchecker would vary on depending whether I had it switched to English English or American English.
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The verb license or grant license means to give permission. The noun license (licence in British and Canadian spelling) refers to that permission as well as ...
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pitsch wrote:DESloverboy44 wrote:DERSTEVE G wrote:Yes, I think Hollywood, MTV and the internet are the main driving forces in teaching the world English.
It is a better language though; German has less than half the number of words in common usage yet they still manage to have about six ways of saying 'the'!
DIE
DAS
= THE
so 3 ways to say "the"
LOL
DEM
DEN
=THE
Des = this one
Dem = that one
Den = these ones
LOL
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licences (note the correct spelling! )Big Boy wrote:More what?I really must get more
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derjenige = this oneHilux wrote:And according to google translate also in some cases:pitsch wrote:DESloverboy44 wrote: DER
DIE
DAS
= THE
so 3 ways to say "the"
LOL
DEM
DEN
=THE
LOL
derjenige
dasjenige
diejenige
I woder whether german also have words that doesn't mean "the"
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dasjenige = that one
diejenige = look at derjenige
LOL, i should open a language school for germans wanting to talk english.....
Makes not enough money i guess.....
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How the World has changed!
I do agree with you Hunting Tigers. (Well - not with you actually hunting tigers of course, but on the issue of correct spelling.)
But isn't it true that even schools in England these days aren't too fussy about correct spelling? It seems to have been the policy for teachers to accept spelling errors providing that the student can demonstrate understanding of a subject.
Texting of course has made the situ wrse.
But isn't it true that even schools in England these days aren't too fussy about correct spelling? It seems to have been the policy for teachers to accept spelling errors providing that the student can demonstrate understanding of a subject.
Texting of course has made the situ wrse.
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Re: How the World has changed!
Depends on present level.. Most of our Thai classes are 2 hours twice a week for 5 weeks... But this can vary. PM me with some of your details/requirements and I will get back to you. Cheers, BapakHilux wrote:Bapak, are you aware of any intensive thai courses of 2-3 weeks duration?bapak wrote:At The Language Centre - TLC, we are licenced to teach English and Thai. And almost all of those students wishing to study English are Thai.
Recently we had a French woman sign up for English and now this week, a French man and his wife enrolled for English. Also, a German speaking Swiss has enrolled with the purpose of learning English so that he could learn Thai.
How the World has changed!
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Re: Spelling - How the World has changed!
Sorry, but I had the fortune or misfortune, depending on one's viewpoint, of being born in an "English" speaking country, but also have some considerable education in the USA -HuntingTigers wrote:I don't wish to appear supercilious or patronizing, or as as we indigenous speakers would say, a pedantic prat, but don't you think that at The Language Centre, [TLC], you could actually spell the word licensed correctly?bapak wrote:At The Language Centre - TLC, we are licenced to teach English and Thai. And almost all of those students wishing to study English are Thai.
One actually holds a licence [noun], whereas the verb transitive of the noun is license, e.g. a licensed satirist. However I do accept that you could have meant the statement to be read in a licentious fashion, i.e. disregarding accepted rules of grammar or style. Nonetheless, given the context of the statement I think not.
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License = USA (licence in British and Canadian spelling)..
Before "Hunting Tigers" spots it... the finger slipped... to = two.bapak wrote:At TLC, for our English language classes, we use Cambridge University textbooks... but even they come in to version - USA and the Rest of the World. An example: USA "Where is the drug store?" / UK "Where is the pharmacy?".. Guess which version we use? Have not seen to many drug stores in HH.