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question about european languages...
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| hapamoto |
| first i'd like to say that this board is the ing because because it straight up is! im glad i found a place where i can converse w/ other dj's and w/ a bunch of people that all share the love of trance.. one thing i've been curious about is that i see that most of you are from europe and in different countries and im just wondering how you all speak english? is english like the official language over there or is it just coincidence that you all happen to speak english? i know that my northern friends (from canada) all speak english anyway (you guys just have accents..hehe) but how is it that you all speak english? im sorry, i just don't know much about europe (i want to learn more because my dad's side of the family is from spain).. anyhow.. clue me in here |
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| Excite |
LOL..the dutch, swiss and swedish can speak english better than many americans!
most french speak english but not as well and most younger germans speak at least some english. |
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| Trance-Canada |
| Yeah Canadians eh...hehe |
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| tranceraver31 |
| I'm not a lumberjack, or a fur trader...and I don't live in an igloo or eat blubber, or own a dogsled. And I don't know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I'm certain they're really, really nice. I have a Prime Minister, not a President. I speak English and French, NOT American, and I pronounce it 'ABOUT', NOT 'ABOOT'. I can proudly sew my ountry's flag on my backpack. I believe in peace keeping, NOT policing. DIVERSITY, NOT assimilation, AND THAT THE BEAVER IS A TRULY PROUD AND NOBLE ANIMAL. A TOQUE IS A HAT, A CHESTERFIELD IS A COUCH, AND IT IS PRONOUCED 'ZED' NOT 'ZEE', 'ZED'!!! CANADA IS THE SECOND LARGEST LAND MASS, THE FIRST NATION OF HOCKEY, AND THE BEST PART OF NORTH AMERICA! MY NAME IS IN TRANCERAVER31. I LIVE AND I DIE FOR TRANCE!! AND I AM CANADIAN!!!!!!!! |
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| hapamoto |
| i think you drank too much coffee man... j/p :D |
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| tiesto14 |
| thats a pretty good question that i neva thought about...like people from Germany ???? |
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| zarathustra |
English is the universal language of the 21st century. It's taught in school as a second language in most non-english industrialized countries.
Also, by studying linguistic origins, we see that English, German, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic and Dutch are all Germanic languages. Having thus been derived, these languages will resemble each other somewhat in grammar, vocabulary, etc. thereby facilitating the apprenticeship of one language if one is already fluent in another.
I hope I have provided some insight to your question. |
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| tranceraver31 |
| quote: | Originally posted by hapamoto
i think you drank too much coffee man... j/p :D |
I had to get this burden off my chest. |
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| tiesto14 |
| quote: | Originally posted by zarathustra
English is the universal language of the 21st century. It's taught in school as a second language in most non-english industrialized countries.
Also, by studying linguistic origins, we see that English, German, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic and Dutch are all Germanic languages. Having thus been derived, these languages will resemble each other somewhat in grammar, vocabulary, etc. thereby facilitating the apprenticeship of one language if one is already fluent in another.
I hope I have provided some insight to your question. |
YEP...that was very informative...cleared it up for me...thanks :) |
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| hapamoto |
| quote: | Originally posted by tranceraver31
I had to get this burden off my chest. |
word! |
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| lMIlk |
| quote: | Originally posted by tranceraver31
I had to get this burden off my chest. |
isn't that from a commercial |
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| Werewolf |
hmmm interesting question...
I'm not American, German or Canadian...But I still can speak German & English...
never thought, why&how? :P |
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