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Thread: Have you gotton a driving license?

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peacetrain
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21 Jul 2008 Mon 09:52 pm

Quoting lady in red:

I wasnÂ´t commenting on YilgunÂ´s spelling just the fact that the word doesnÂ´t exist in common English use unless you are an American or watch a lot of American TV programmes (or programs if you will).

Now that explanation would have been much more useful in your first post

Thread: Have you gotton a driving license?

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peacetrain
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21 Jul 2008 Mon 09:41 pm

Quoting girleegirl:

Last I checked this was still a language learning site. Since when is it inappropriate to correct someone?
LIR did not do it harshly. IÂ´ve seen MUCH harsher words from some of those who are jumping on the train now.

As I said the translation forum is a different matter.

No, she wasnÂ´t harsh. I never said she was, but I do think she was making fun and the tone was patronising.

As members often say here, we´re all entitled to post comments and points of view and people can agree or disagree. No problem.

Thread: Have you gotton a driving license?

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peacetrain
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21 Jul 2008 Mon 09:34 pm

Quoting Avalon:

right,Yilgun is learning and has the right to make mistakes like everybody here.

Exactly! There is more to life than picking people up on their use of language. If a member genuinely wants to help another member with their language and help them improve, they could easily send them a sincere pm and give them the chance to change their post.

The translation forums are a slightly different matter.

Thread: Have you gotton a driving license?

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peacetrain
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21 Jul 2008 Mon 09:26 pm

Quoting lady in red:

Quoting peacetrain:

I would never use the word myself and yes itÂ´s not used in England. However there are many words in the Oxford English Dictionary now that we members of a certain age would not agree with. Language is evolving all the time, probably why we donÂ´t speak like Chaucer anymore.

OK you gotten your point across! Have a nice day!

That should be:

"OK you´ve gotten your point across!"

Thread: Have you gotton a driving license?

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peacetrain
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21 Jul 2008 Mon 09:22 pm

Quoting Avalon:

thanx goodness,Chaucer was my nightmare I do not think your comment was harsh,just lacked proper explanation,which Yilgun would appreciated.He must have checked this form in old dictionary edition

My original explanation wasn´t aimed at Yilgun, it was aimed at LIR because I don´t think it´s fair to pick at people´s use of language in a public place, when they are learning. A pm would have done the trick. Also, I have a feeling her comment about it was poking fun, as some people tend to do where Yilgun is concerned.

I´m surprised LIR didn´t notice the use of the American spelling of the noun "license" rather than the English "licence". In the English language, "license" is the verb.

Thread: Have you gotton a driving license?

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peacetrain
1905 posts

21 Jul 2008 Mon 09:09 pm

Quoting lady in red:

Quoting peacetrain:

According to Dictionary.com the word Â´gotton/gottenÂ´ is a pp of Â´gotÂ´.

IÂ´ve heard itÂ´s used in the US, perhaps Yilgun has too.

Exactly! Not proper English - do you teach your pupils to say Â´gottonÂ´??

And pp of Â´gotÂ´? what? as in Â´I got a coldÂ´ - meaning Â´I have a coldÂ´ or Â´I got top marksÂ´

Allah Allah!! My English teacher would turn in her grave (again!) Â´lolÂ´

I would never use the word myself and yes it´s not used in England. However there are many words in the Oxford English Dictionary now that we members of a certain age would not agree with. Language is evolving all the time, probably why we don´t speak like Chaucer anymore.

Thread: Have you gotton a driving license?

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peacetrain
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21 Jul 2008 Mon 08:26 pm

According to Dictionary.com the word ´gotton/gotten´ is a pp of ´got´.

I´ve heard it´s used in the US, perhaps Yilgun has too.

Thread: TRAVELLING TO EUROPE

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peacetrain
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21 Jul 2008 Mon 07:38 pm

Paris or Barcelona would be my choices but Prague is a place I have never been to but would love to visit.

Thread: Did you know that...

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peacetrain
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21 Jul 2008 Mon 03:26 pm

Quoting catwoman:

However, the most important factor of all is personal motivation.

A Turkish friend of mine has a brother who is a med student in China. He´s been there 3 years now and has had to learn the language as well as the med aspect. He wanted to study in Turkey but he went to a certain type of religious school and so his test score was penalised and it wasn´t high enough for him to enter university in Turkey. I met him last year as he was on vacation and he had brought his language tutor with him and she said his language was excellent.

Motivation indeed.

Turkey´s loss I guess.

Thread: What are you reading?

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peacetrain
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21 Jul 2008 Mon 03:11 pm

No I haven´t but I may if I enjoy this one.

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