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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Zelda, I am extremely impressed by your understanding of English. Are all people in France as fluent? Is this all from study or did you actually live in an English speaking location for many years to get so good at it.
What surprises me so much sometimes is non-native English speakers that are so fluent in written English but when speaking with them, or listening to them, they strugle. I always assume it is due to most if not all of their use and study of English to be with written word. Not that this is bad, I can't read/write any other language (unless you count the many computer languages that I am "fluent" in).
I never understood why my high school spanish teacher always emphasized pronunciation and being able to hear/speak the language as the first thing to learn before reading/writing it. Now I think I get it.
BOb
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Sorry to bud in there. Most of it comes from thinking in the language you're using instead of translating everything bit by bit. It is not an instant thing. And I agree that you need to say the words in the music of the language learned, then you may start on subtleties. You have to work at it continually and reading is the best and most pleasant way to achieve this.