Wonderful English from Around the World

[bonedriven]

Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
-Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938)

I think there's a grammar mistake in the sentence,but I can't see it.
Isn't the "whom" right to use instead of "who"?

 

[The Howling Wolves]

Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
-Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938)

I think there's a grammar mistake in the sentence,but I can't see it.
Isn't the "whom" right to use instead of "who"?

Using who and whom are another tricky use of the confusing English language.
Who are you speaking to?
To whom are you speaking to?

 

[bonedriven]

Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
-Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938)

I think there's a grammar mistake in the sentence,but I can't see it.
Isn't the "whom" right to use instead of "who"?

Using who and whom are another tricky use of the confusing English language.
Who are you speaking to?
To whom are you speaking to?

Got it (maybe I have)! Thanks!

 

[BrightBlessings]

Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
-Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938)

I think there's a grammar mistake in the sentence,but I can't see it.
Isn't the "whom" right to use instead of "who"?

The correct way to say this would be Even if you do learn to speak correct English, to whom are you going to speak it?

 

[mpcrsc562]

Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
-Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938)

I think there's a grammar mistake in the sentence,but I can't see it.
Isn't the "whom" right to use instead of "who"?

The correct way to say this would be Even if you do learn to speak correct English, to whom are you going to speak it?

This is very nit-picky, but there are accepted ways of speaking which differ from the accepted ways of writing. Your correction is the right way to write it as you are not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition. However, one could get away with saying it...

 

[smarteyeball]

Most native english speaking people can't speak it correctly either.

Yew got that write. Yet, they don't even know they broked it...

I've also thougth that the English alphabet needs to be revamped -- to a more phonetically based alphabet.

In a way it has been revamped, but into a more dyslexic way, rather than any phonetic way.

Thanks SMS speak

I helped my uncle, Jack, off his horse

:roflmao: - It may be old, but classics are still classics



Kudos to those who use English up as as a second language.

 

[mpcrsc562]

In a way it has been revamped, but into a more dyslexic way, rather than any phonetic way.

Thanks SMS speak

OMG! :roflmao:Ur str8 on the $ with that 1

SMS TALK IS A HEINOUS CRIME ON LANGUAGE!:roflmao:

 

[noobvious]

Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?
-Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938)

I think there's a grammar mistake in the sentence,but I can't see it.
Isn't the "whom" right to use instead of "who"?

The correct way to say this would be Even if you do learn to speak correct English, to whom are you going to speak it?

Yes,this is the proper way, which you rarely hear someone say.

 

[BrightBlessings]

Maybe this will make english easier to learn



The European Commission has just announced an agreement that English will be the official language of the European Community (EU) - rather than German (the other possibility). As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement, and has accepted a 5-year phase-in of new rules that would apply to the language and reclassify it as EuroEnglish. The agreed plan is as follows: In year 1, the soft 'c' would be replaced by 's'. Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard 'c' will be replased by 'k'. This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan now have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome 'ph' is replased by 'f'. This will reduse "fotograf' by 20%. In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent 'e's in the language is disgrasful, and they should eliminat them. By year 4, peopl wil be reseptiv to lingwistik korektions such as replasing 'th' with 'z' and 'w' with 'v' (saving mor keyboard spas). During ze fifz year, ze unesesary 'o' kan be dropd from vords kontaining 'ou' and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters. After zis fifz year, ve vil hav a reli sensibil riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi to understand ech ozer. ZE DREM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!!!

 

[mpcrsc562]

Maybe this will make english easier to learn



The European Commission has just announced an agreement that English will be the official language of the European Community (EU) - rather than German (the other possibility). As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement, and has accepted a 5-year phase-in of new rules that would apply to the language and reclassify it as EuroEnglish. The agreed plan is as follows: In year 1, the soft 'c' would be replaced by 's'. Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy. The hard 'c' will be replased by 'k'. This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan now have one less letter. There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome 'ph' is replased by 'f'. This will reduse "fotograf' by 20%. In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent 'e's in the language is disgrasful, and they should eliminat them. By year 4, peopl wil be reseptiv to lingwistik korektions such as replasing 'th' with 'z' and 'w' with 'v' (saving mor keyboard spas). During ze fifz year, ze unesesary 'o' kan be dropd from vords kontaining 'ou' and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters. After zis fifz year, ve vil hav a reli sensibil riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi to understand ech ozer. ZE DREM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!!!

:roflmao:Magnifisint!

 

[WindowsStar]

Personally, prepositions are the most difficult part of English for me. I never know, or I think I know but I', not sure, if it's in or on, to or for etc.

For instance, take the first sentence of this post. To my ear it sounds correct to say it as I wrote it, but it sounds as correct if I end that sentence in English for me, in English to me or of English to me.

All of the red text is correct, it is just a matter of preference.

Your example is like when I was teaching a scripting class with 40 students. I ask them all to write a simple script. I had 40 different scripts that ALL did the same thing.

 

[WindowsStar]

Some compound words are interesting. A good example is breakfast. Is it because you are fasting when you sleep, when you wake up you break fast?

Again that is correct you are breaking your fast!

 

[Kari]

Some compound words are interesting. A good example is breakfast. Is it because you are fasting when you sleep, when you wake up you break fast?

Again that is correct you are breaking your fast!

Really? That was meant to be a joke!

 

[Scotteq]

It's correct, Kari - just *very* old usage. Meaning people spoke English like that a few hundred years ago.

Today we usually just 'have breakfast'.

 

[WindowsStar]

Some compound words are interesting. A good example is breakfast. Is it because you are fasting when you sleep, when you wake up you break fast?

Again that is correct you are breaking your fast!

Really? That was meant to be a joke!

That is so funny...you made a joke and it was real. Love it!