A Random Query

[SeanTK]

The fascinating (to me) and jealousy inducing ability of many of our members to switch back and forth between their native language and English has caught my attention yet again over the past few days, so I'm wondering:

What languages do you know?


As for me....
I'm a native American English speaker that has difficulty expressing myself.

[patchz]

I am also a native American and speak some English, but am well versed in Redneck. I also know a few phrases in Spanish, most of which can not be used here.
Since I do not travel outside the country, I have always been of the school that says to let them learn English. If I were to migrate to a non-English speaking country, I would feel compelled to learn the language. Just sayin'.

[skoker]

American English, English English, some Spanish, some Swedish, bit of polish, and "Buffalonian" apparently is what they call my regional dialect.

What the hell is soda?  It's pop to me!

[patchz]

[quote]American English, English English, some Spanish, some Swedish, bit of polish, and "Buffalonian" apparently is what they call my regional dialect.

What the hell is soda?

[DaveSims]

I am English speaking, although I did grow up in Southern Mississippi y'all.  I took the obligatory French and Spanish in high school, although now I just get the two mixed up and can't speak either (I can understand a small amount of each, if you speak slow enough).  The girlfriend bought us the Rosetta Stone French this past year since she wants to visit France, but neither of us has had time to really give it a go.

[H]

It's pop to me!

Your father was a short little fellow to fit in a bottle...
wee suppose he wears a pop-top cap?

8-)

[machineman9]

English, some Spanish, and how to talk sh*t

[specter177]

I speak Southern, ya'll!

[Fozzer]

I am forever glad that I was born in England, and learned the beautiful, now almost universal, English language... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!

I only know English, and can only speak English, (with a slight Cockney (London) accent)... ...!

I have the utmost admiration for Folks who's natural language is not English, but can speak, and write in English fluently!
We have many of them here on the Site!
I love listening to non English folks around the World speaking in English....(apart from certain places... .. ....)...!

They put many of we, natural; "English-speakers" to shame!
It is a confusing and complicated language, and difficult to master correctly, with many words having different spellings and different meanings!

For such a small/minute Country, such as England, I am always just amazed how Universal the English Language has become over the Centuries!

I am very proud of it......and I love it to bits!... [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]...!

Paul...Cor, blimey, Guv!... ... ...!

[expat]

Born and bred with the English language, but living and working in Germany (12 years now), needs are a must I learnt to speak German, (unlike a lot of people who moved to this country, but that is another story) Consequently, my children are bilingual, my wife is German. It still blows me away how my children swap between the languages as if it is the most normal thing in the world, I suppose for them it is. I murder the German language on a hourly basis, as my wife says, "your not thick, your just English"

[Sir_Crashalot]

Ok. My native language is Dutch ofcourse but since we are brainwashed from childhood to learn other languages I also speak fluent English and German, I can make myself understood in French, I can read Swedish, Danish and Norwegian (although it's a little). I can order food and drinks in Spanish and Italian and I know a few words in Bini (local Nigerian language), which is the native language of my wife.

Carlo (Beware, I know karate..... and 7 other Japanese words)

[Leigh]

Australian??

what a beaut barbie even a drongo could use it hehehehe i shall get my coat

oh and a tad of swedish mostly swear words and happy birthday

[BigTruck]

Being from the Upper Penninsula of Michigan, I speak Yooper.  Don't know what that is?  Look it up   


I drink pop and beer, and I eat Pasties.  However, being a Marine I have been around the world a few times, so I know a little Japanese, a little Arabic, a little Korean, and from living in Hawaii and California, I know some Hawaiian and Mexican.

Amongst my travels, I met and married my beautiful wife from Alabama, so I am also fluent in southern and redneck and even know a little hillbilly.

When I drink I tend to mix them all up in a single sentence 

[Fozzer]

When I was at School in the 1930's and 1940's we were only taught the English language (to perfection!), and as the rest of the British Commonwealth (ie; the rest of the World!) also spoke English, we had no need to learn another language!

Our Language over here is now being corrupted by the English Residents mimicking "Americanisms"* (thinking its clever!), .....and various Aliens which are moving in and slowly taking over the Country... ...!

Its no longer the beautiful language which I recognise from my School days!....which is a terrible shame!

Paul....in another time...and another place!... ::)....!

* Every time I hear an Englishman (often from the BBC!) utter the disparaging words; "Guy(s), and "Cool", "Dude", "Gimme five!", etc etc, my toes curl up!... ...!

[Triple_7]

Currently English, and English only.