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One of the many (possibly) unanswered questions to lose sleep over.
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Why waste 30 minutes when one word will suffice?!Chas wrote:It is a lesson that can be mastered by the most simple minded in half an hour and summarized on a single page.
Hmmmm. I have always found that "sabai dii kop khun krup" is the expected response to "sabai dii mai?". It appears to be a nicety that extends into every language that one should always lie about one's otherwise miserable existance.dtaai-maai wrote:I think all English teachers in Thailand should have a collective agreement to teach ANY response to "How are you?" other than "I'm fie, thank you, an' you?"
I think all English teachers in Thailand should have a collective agreement to teach ANY response to "How are you?" other than "I'm fie, thank you, an' you?"
I don't think there should be a "programmed" response to that question in any language. One should just tell the truth. If some asks me how I'm doing and I feel like crap, I tell them that!Hmmmm. I have always found that "sabai dii kop khun krup" is the expected response to "sabai dii mai?". It appears to be a nicety that extends into every language that one should always lie about one's otherwise miserable existance.
It would seem that you are correct in saying margaretcarnes that some English schools aren't too fussy about correct spelling. However, the situation is so bad that it has been reported in the press that some universities are having to provide remedial classes in English for English undergraduates.margaretcarnes wrote: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.
In all fairness to Gordon Brown Arcadian it was probably a minion from one of those "top" standard schools that wrote the letter for him. The fact that it is illegible in parts and is littered with basic spelling mistakes only indicates Brown never read it in the first place, [or maybe he is illiterate as well?!]. Whatever, he is still a disgrace.Arcadian wrote:Even at the "top" standards of English have changed. Gordon Brown wrote a letter of condolance to the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan. Not only did he get her name wrong but the letter is illegible in parts and is littered with basic spelling mistakes. The man is a disgrace.