I've wondered about your excellent English. Did you live or study in an English speaking place?I guess I'm American in a sense too... I speak American
Cool, keep it going guys. But we are still only 72% through, come one now
Tom
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Americans ?!?!?
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Tom
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
My wife was born and raised in Sicily, near San Vito lo Capo not too far from Trapani.
Hey Smart Guy....you misspelled "Americastanian".
Nope, I learned it the hard way. Personal efforts and researches (video games, cartoons, tech., etc.), and hunting for practicing opportunities. I'm an English graduate btw, but that only helped with formalities, not with fluency, accuracy in word choice, and real life application. Right now I work in a company that specifically wanted someone with good language control.
Do I qualify to be American?
Sees
Dragonslayer
Nope, I learned it the hard way. Personal efforts and researches (video games, cartoons, tech., etc.), and hunting for practicing opportunities. I'm an English graduate btw, but that only helped with formalities, not with fluency, accuracy in word choice, and real life application. Right now I work in a company that specifically wanted someone with good language control.
Do I qualify to be American?
You have to pledge allegiance and do a flawless back-flip first.
Your English is already better than millions of Americans.
Darn it revolt, I took you seriously and wasted my time looking for that fake mistake
Um, shouldn't that be Americastani instead?
As usual, your English is better than the Usonian'sDarn it revolt, I took you seriously and wasted my time looking for that fake mistake
Um, shouldn't that be Americastani instead?
Tom
Wait, America has more than million people?
I only saw ~20 so far
And thanks for the compliment (different that complement
)
Let me illustrate proper usage.....Darn it revolt, I took you seriously and wasted my time looking for that fake mistake
Um, shouldn't that be Americastani instead?
An "Americastani" is "Americastanian".
As usual, your English is better than the Usonian's
Tom
What's a Usonian?
I could've googled it, but it is more fun to ask here
My paternal grandparents were from Collesano. Family members have visited there to get an idea of our family history, but with little to no luck. We can't get further back than my grandparents. There just don't seem to be any records, or anyone alive who remembers anything.
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
Well you should go there and find out!
We went and stayed with my wife's relatives in her village and had a great time even though I struggle with the language. We were treated like royalty, and they won't let you buy anything-- but I snuck out to the store anyway about every other day.
Poor area though. Sometimes we didn't have water (they save it in jugs) and there were a couple of times we had no electricity.
BTW, my wife cooks Sicilian on most days, and I really love the food, mostly the real traditional dishes, not as much the Americanized ones (hamburger in a meat sauce-- yuk!).
BSM1
What? Me worry?
I exist in a place called Amontet (The Hidden Realm), but many times I find myself roaming in a North American state called Oklahoma, in a city called Tulsa. So I would identify myself as an American.
I think I've seen some of your kin folks in Walmart :yes:.
BSM1
What? Me worry?
Nope, I learned it the hard way. Personal efforts and researches (video games, cartoons, tech., etc.), and hunting for practicing opportunities. I'm an English graduate btw, but that only helped with formalities, not with fluency, accuracy in word choice, and real life application. Right now I work in a company that specifically wanted someone with good language control.
Do I qualify to be American?
Nah. Most of us ain't had that much book learnin'.
Hey!
I have a masters in guzintuz!
Yes, I'm that good a carpenter.
Let me unlighten....
- "Guzintuz" are cypher'n, eg, 2 goes into 6 = 3, 2 goes into 8 = 4
- Carpenters often cut off parts of fingers on saws.