I am so happy to have found this site. I am very new to Turkish, but I find spending time on this site a little bit each day is helping me to pick up many new words. I am even able to understand simple sentences. Slowly getting the concept of some of the grammatical rules. I find reading is much easier to understand than listening. But I hope that my listening skills will improve in time.

As the head of the welcome commettee here is busy now, the duty falls on my shoulders.

Welcome mom4maddi!

And I invite you to join the club of correct spellers ;P

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/grammatical+rule

You do not have to make me embarrassed in front of all these people!

btw why do not you go read the following thread.. you will find some clues there..

http://www.turkishclass.com/forumTitle_55906

don´t worry when I will want to embarasse you I will

REALLY? I am now shivering like a leaf in the cold breeze ! BRRR

yes, grammatical is the correct spelling in English. As is grammar, not grammer. I do not write this to embarass anyone, so please take no offense. If nobody corrects my Turkish, then I cannot learn and will make the same mistakes over and over again. I am only looking to improve myself, so please never hesitate to correct me . I hope others will feel the same if I correct their English. I am only looking to help, not criticize or embarass. I have many Turkish friends, both in Canada and Turkey, and we learn from each other very well. Please accept my best intentions.....

It is because grammar  is  gramer   in turkish, that´s why we tend to spell it as "grammer" with "e".   It is like may be English speakers having bit hard time when they spell "televizyon" in turkish , because you want to say "television " as in English.

I personally still prefer to spell it as "grammer" even though it is wrong.

thank you so much Cemsah! so now i just learned a new word as I did not know that this is how to spell the word in Turkish. I feel a little foolish now because I missed that this was a joke amongst people. But that is okay, I can laugh at myself. thanks again for the explanation  

If you read my posts to the thread given in the link below - you posted there too - you will see that I know how to spell grammar correctly. I was just keeping a joke going but none of you got it (disappointing!)

http://www.turkishclass.com/forumTitle_55906

Yes vona, if you see my quote above I admit I did miss the joke. Sorry to disappoint. I just appreciate that someone corrects me, as I am looking to learn and improve my own knowlege. I truly thought that someone was spelling the word incorrectly because they were writing in English. I did not realize they were spelling just the one word in Turkish. Anyways, I just want to learn....big things, little things, doesn´t matter to me. I have experienced nothing but good from all Turkish that I meet.

Mind your own business please!! 

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Dear MOM4MADDI

As the head of the welcome committee I would like to say:

My greatest and MOST warmest welcome to you!!!!
Please join the conversation, come and have some chat in the chat room sometimes!
Feel free to explore the site.
Uncover cool stories and news and participate in lively and friendly discussions that will force you to think about Turkey and other subjects .
Be inspired, post something , and stake your place in Turkish class.

And make sure you dont give any of your private information to anybody.

teşekkürler thehandsom. As you suggest, I will explore, I will read, I will learn. These are the reasons I am here. I appreciate the welcome and I accept all comments posted. I can hold my own Life is about learning, no? From both good and bad, positive and negative.....we learn. I am hoping for positive experiences from this site and the people who use it. Memnun oldum.

Wellcome to this site...

çok teşekkürler

Excuse me!!! Geeeeez!!

The head of the welcome committee is here..

You are not the head of the welcome committe. are you?

If everybody does everybody´s job, there wont be any peace and any order in the world..

Please.. Kindly.. Mind your own business!!

Welcome to Turkish Class, thehandsom. I´m sure you future here will be rosy especially if you are really handsome and not just pretending to be.

In case of any indistinctness please do not hesitate to rise your (hairy?) hand and ask. We are here for you.

Canim.. Stop it!!

I am going to write a complain PM to admins and it is best for you if I dont mention your name in that complain!!

OK?

please, i never meant to cause such controversy and strong feelings. please just enjoy this site for what it is. a place to learn...language different from your own, culture different from your own, people different from your own....enjoy connecting and learning from people from all over the world. i am happy that i found this site, but i dont want to cause upset among everyone. that is not my intention. if you knew me, that is not who i am.....

pssst! mom4maddi, i´ll type softly so the others don´t hear...  Don´t worry, it´s like a big disfonctional family here, takes a little getting use too but when you figure everyone out you´ll have fun and enjoy it here, welcome to TC 

thank you. i appreciate the support and explanation. i will find my way i guess

Don´t worry dear, during time you gonna find your way here 

....and as we say in Greece   ´´The first 100 years are difficult after that you get used to it´´ !!!

thanks for proverb of Greeks .....yes I will find my way, I always do!