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Although like most Americans I am aware that there are some variations in the English spoken here in the States and that spoken abroad in the UK, it didn't truly hit home until my semester abroad in Lille, France. Among the courses offered was translation from French to English. The professor was a native Londoner, though she had spent the last two decades living in France. It was not uncommon to be called to the blackboard to translate sentences into English. I had a very basic sentence, Les fleurs sont une belle couleur, which I translated as The flowers are a pretty color. The prof then proceeded to step up behind me and insert a "u" into colour, the traditional British spelling.
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My mistake.... missed that on her profile
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I'm not sure which one of you ladies has missed the point here ... but this section is for people to write entries in a language which you are LEARNING, not in your native language.
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They was very little to correct, other than a few things stylistically I would change or suggest. Your English is great :-)
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English or American?
Although like most Americans I am aware that there are some variations in the of English spoken here in the States and that are spoken abroad in the UK, it didn't truly hit home until my semester abroad in Lille, France. Among the courses offered was translation from French to English. The professor was a native Londoner, though she had spent the last two decades living in France. It was not uncommon to be called to the blackboard to translate sentences into English. I had a very basic sentence, Les fleurs sont une belle couleur, which I translated as The flowers are a pretty color. The prof then proceeded to step up stand behind me and insert a "u" into colour, the traditional British spelling.
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