greenmark wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 7:51 pm
Crazyskier wrote: ↑Sat Nov 20, 2021 7:35 pm
greenmark wrote: ↑Fri Nov 19, 2021 7:33 pm
It's 'must have'.
I, like Greenmark, appreciate the correct use of Queen's English and always strive for the highest standards (though often fall short myself!). It's not ''pedantic'' to attempt to educate and raise standards in my view.
Unlike Greenmark however, I genuinely speak 7 languages to a degree of fluency, learned over many years working overseas. Make of that what you will.
CS
That's fascinating. I've worked with Swedes, Japanese, Spaniards and Finn's. All speaking coherent intelligible English. It was the latter that struggled the most with English. But their English compared to my grasp of their native language was like comparing an embryo to an adult. One of the greatest regrets of my life was not to learn another language.
I am now in awe of you.
I actually worked with many Finns (Suomi) while living in the Algarve in Portugal. I was also engaged to a Finnish lady from Lahti at one point, so spent some time understanding their language and culture.It seems to be a mix of Russian and loose Scandi, very different from Norsk, Dansk, Svensk, etc.
I'd like to say that I'm a cunning linguist, however the old grey matter is now very much in decline, and the phrase 'use it or lose it' very much the case with me now, sadly.
CS