The English Language

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Originally Posted by travelrover

Living in Asia for many years and on occasion trying to explain that advice and advise are quite different words. Let’s just say challenging :-)

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what did you advise them? what advice can you offer this forum?

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Originally Posted by Eevo

what did you advise them? what advice can you offer this forum?

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I turned to drink. Was easier to handle

Another one that bugs me is the incorrect effect of using affect.

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Originally Posted by johntins

Did three years of German. Thought I would be OK. Tried it out on a couple of Germans I knew. All I can say is I'm glad they both spoke English so I could sort it out.

I also learned some Italian. Difference is, Italians laugh when you bugger it up. Germans, not so much.

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Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

You'll have lots of friends when you learn German.

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There's method to my madness.
I'm trying to impress one person only and so far it's working. :D

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Originally Posted by Milton477

Then we have the signboard at a new building construction in North Lakes declaring it to be the Sight of the new hospital.

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Maybe is an eye hospital?

I once had to tell a Thai hotel worker why she should not offer to 'service' the guests.

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I once had to tell a Thai hotel worker why she should not offer to 'service' the guests.

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That would only be "inappropriate" for western guests, no one else would see the implication. ;-)

Apparently male western guests were quite interested in her offer.

A website of a business not too far from where Mr Bytemrk lives. It is hard to imagine that a; the web designer is that illiterate, and b; the business owner or one of his customers hasn't at least noticed.

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Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

I haven't been bitten by anyones dog since 1965 and it didn't belong to any of you.[biggrin]

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Strange. That was when the last dog bite I got was too. Wonder if it was the same dog...