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RE: BBC English
All the things I didn't know about english but was too embarrassed to ask. Now I can ask quietly and discretely.
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I don't speak the queen's english - we colonists have been bastardising it for the better part of half of a millenium - but it is still nice to know how the Brits go about it.
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B.E.
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http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index.htm
Naresuan University
Phitsanulok
Thailand
RE: BBC English
I can't imagine trying to learn it from scratch!
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I'll bet the term "from scratch" is confusing to many for whom English is a second language!
http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-sta4.htm
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Idioms, usually do not have a reason, and usually do not follow the "rules" of the language. They just are. The speaker/listener just have to know it.
"Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater."
Albert Einstein
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and learning the in's and out's of the english language.
http://www.worldwidewords.org
Naresuan University
Phitsanulok
Thailand
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I always thought "scratch" was some kind of wonder ingredient in (especially American) cookery. The best endorsement possible for any food product is that it is made "from scratch". But where do you buy this marvellous health-promoting stuff from?
RE: BBC English
"Do not worry about your problems with mathematics, I assure you mine are far greater."
Albert Einstein
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