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phonetics and linguistics
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17 Oct 2009 Sat 10:18 pm |
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it is used in German, and as you stated it is called A-umlaut=)
Of course it is - I´d forgotten the ´a´ 
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18 Oct 2009 Sun 01:25 am |
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Even native speakers do not necessarily have perfect grammar  What natives have is intuition to judge certain phrases/structures as correct basing on "feeling" rather than being able to come up with a rule. There are moments when you just know something either sounds natural or not, and usually you have to be a native speaker to state it. Some structures, although correct grammatically, sound dash. Thus, no matter how good you are at a language, it is almost impossible to master it to a native speaker´s level. And native-like pronunciation is even harder to achieve...
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18 Oct 2009 Sun 06:47 pm |
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Even native speakers do not necessarily have perfect grammar What natives have is intuition to judge certain phrases/structures as correct basing on "feeling" rather than being able to come up with a rule. There are moments when you just know something either sounds natural or not, and usually you have to be a native speaker to state it. Some structures, although correct grammatically, sound dash. Thus, no matter how good you are at a language, it is almost impossible to master it to a native speaker´s level. And native-like pronunciation is even harder to achieve...
Perfect commnd of a language does not necessarily require perfection in its official grammar, though the two generally go together.
Perfection comes, when you can think in that language.
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18 Oct 2009 Sun 07:10 pm |
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Nifrtity I really don´t see why you are getting yourself all worked up and angry! If you declare yourself (without modesty) to speak English like a native, then of course you are leaving yourself open to criticism, because you writing IS NOT perfect English. This does not mean that you are not talented and clever, and I admire ANYONE who can speak well in another language, but to declare yourself perfect was asking for trouble! :
Exactly what I tried to say to her about 30 posts ago!!!
Dear Lady in red and all
May be Idont know turkish or english as natives.But there no problem from improving my language,or tell me what the purpose of making all this sites of teaching languages .
In my opinion i think if iwant to do some thing and i need it i will make all my effortes to do my best in it .
I was expecting from you as aturkish to encourge me as you used to do.
Thanks
Nifrtity
Edited (10/18/2009) by nifrtity
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19 Oct 2009 Mon 03:23 am |
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I love people half capable of a single language, critisizing those who can probably get away in three or more languages, don´t you? 
How many languages do you have in your pocket, nifrtity?
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19 Oct 2009 Mon 05:13 am |
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Dear Lady in red and all
I was expecting from you as aturkish to encourge me as you used to do.
Thanks
Nifrtity
Dear Nifrity,
I´m not sure if you are aware of it or not, but both the persons you addressed your message to are British, not Turkish.
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19 Oct 2009 Mon 05:23 am |
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i am native geyik as well lol
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