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Hi everybody! I'm a Canadian software developer living in Bangkok, Thailand. I am now looking to improve my Thai. Before becoming a software developer, I taught at a Japanese university for 23 years (a VERY long time, right!!). So I tend to be a learner who likes to have a lot of control in what and how I learn. Looking forward to meeting people on this site. :)
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Naruemon นฤมล 🍎🍏
Thai
May 24, 2023
เป็นอีกวันที่สนุกมากค่ะ เราตั้งใจว่าจะทบทวนสิ่งที่เราเรียนเมื่อคราวที่แล้วแต่ ก็จบด้วยเรื่องใหม่ๆอีกหลายเรื่องเลย 555 เดี๋ยวไว้วันหน้าเราค่อยกลับมาทบทวนอีกนะคะ ไว้เจอกันค่ะ
Naruemon นฤมล 🍎🍏
Thai
May 20, 2023
สนุกมากค่ะ ฉันชอบมากทุกครั้งที่เราเจอกันเรามีเรื่องให้คุยกันตลอด และที่สำคัญคุณเก่งมากๆเลย
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    February 2, 2017
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    Karaoke

    I went to karaoke to make a presentation of an English song I have learned recently. The song was 'Let it go' from Frozen, which is a Disney animated film. I had practiced the song so many times over the previous  week, night and day. I set a goal for myself, which was to sing the song in front of a friend of mine at karaoke, so that I could motivate myself to memorize the lyrics and improve my English pronunciation. The rating from my friend was pretty good. She said that I should keep practicing.
    It is so much fun to sing songs in karaoke, anyway.
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    February 2, 2017
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    I agree with other posters. IELTS is the way to go. It's the most communication-based exam...so you're not just passing a crappy exam (like the TOEIC, for example), you are actively becoming a better communicator just by studying for your IELTS band tests. 
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    February 2, 2017
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    Definitely check out this one.

    https://www.amazon.com/Making-Sense-Japanese-What-Textbooks/dp/156836492X

    I bought the original version, "Gone fishin''" about 20 years ago when I first moved to Japan (lived there 23 years). It deals with some very complex grammar issues -- but alas, at least in the book that I had, there were no exercises. But actually, exercises mostly suck in textbooks and actually do very little (so the research says) in terms of acquisition. Better to ask your teachers for feedback as you try new grammar rules you learn.


    Anyway, I highly recommend this book if you're pushing into more complex grammar! Buona fortuna :)

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    February 2, 2017
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    As long as = a condition. As long as I have you, I have all I need. (Father to son), OK, as long as (= on the condition that) you've finished your homework, you can go out with your friends. As far as = a limit / an extent As far as I know, Joe isn't going to come to the party. The fields seem never ending...they stretch as far as the eye can see!
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    January 21, 2017
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    Russian for sure. I think it's one of the coolest sounding languages on the planet. 
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    November 21, 2016
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    Yes. It's just as important for spoken English as it is for written English. But they aren't exactly the same. For written English, noun groups and structure are most important. With spoken English, you typically use a LOT of tense and aspect so you really need to be familiar with things like conditionals, talking about hypothetical ideas, and you need to be strong in your present perfect vs past tense and things like that. 

    Having said that, speech is more forgiving of grammar errors  than writing, so focus on fluency and just communicating and enjoying the process first...then improve your grammar when you have time to reflect on your learning. 

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    November 21, 2016
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    Hi! Number one is actually strange...it should be, "The straggling unmade road was lined on either side by houses." And yes, the road is the grammatical subject. Imagine a long road...and on both the left and right side of the road there are many houses "lining" (following / demarcating) the road. The second example is also a passive. And here, too, the lake side is the grammatical subject. I think one big problem with these sentences is that they seem to come from an English language grammar book. My advice is to NEVER use examples in textbooks as real or accurate samples of English. Instead, read a blog article online. Read a travel site. Read anything that is written to communicate...then find examples in there. Good question, though!
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    November 18, 2016
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