Comments on: Rantings of an AMERICAN English teacher http://www.buzzurro.net/2005/09/rantings-of-an-american-english-teacher/ I might be wrong, but I doubt it Fri, 18 May 2012 22:52:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Rantings of an AMERICAN English teacher by: Romanus Yankeeus http://www.buzzurro.net/2005/09/rantings-of-an-american-english-teacher/#comment-67 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:59:59 +0000 http://www.buzzurro.net/2005/09/rantings-of-an-american-english-teacher/#comment-67 Bottom line is that most Italians (no offense here Buzzuro, you are an exception) don't speak English. Since they are very crafty BS artists a common excuse is that they "can't understand Americans" or that they "only speak British English". I've taught English to all nationalities and I've found that only the Italians make a big deal out of the differences between British English and American English. There are far less differences between US English and Brit English than there are between the various dialects and accents spoken in Italy. If you can understand me, you can understand a British person, period (full stop). If you claim that you don't well, that means that you don't speak English. Speaking English doesn't mean getting all of the correct answers in a silly grammar book, it means understanding the language, its structure, and the background of the people who speak it. So, shut up and go find yourself a good conversation partner.<br /><br />~RY Bottom line is that most Italians (no offense here Buzzuro, you are an exception) don’t speak English. Since they are very crafty BS artists a common excuse is that they “can’t understand Americans” or that they “only speak British English”. I’ve taught English to all nationalities and I’ve found that only the Italians make a big deal out of the differences between British English and American English. There are far less differences between US English and Brit English than there are between the various dialects and accents spoken in Italy. If you can understand me, you can understand a British person, period (full stop). If you claim that you don’t well, that means that you don’t speak English. Speaking English doesn’t mean getting all of the correct answers in a silly grammar book, it means understanding the language, its structure, and the background of the people who speak it. So, shut up and go find yourself a good conversation partner.

~RY

]]> Comment on Rantings of an AMERICAN English teacher by: Buzzurro http://www.buzzurro.net/2005/09/rantings-of-an-american-english-teacher/#comment-66 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:59:59 +0000 http://www.buzzurro.net/2005/09/rantings-of-an-american-english-teacher/#comment-66 Here a comment was deleted by me, a filthy Zionist. Here a comment was deleted by me, a filthy Zionist.

]]> Comment on Rantings of an AMERICAN English teacher by: J.Doe http://www.buzzurro.net/2005/09/rantings-of-an-american-english-teacher/#comment-65 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:59:59 +0000 http://www.buzzurro.net/2005/09/rantings-of-an-american-english-teacher/#comment-65 I think the pizza in Italy is much better than the pizza in Chicago, but I also would respect her opinion and not say 'YOU ARE WRONG'. I think the pizza in Italy is much better than the pizza in Chicago, but I also would respect her opinion and not say ‘YOU ARE WRONG’.

]]> Comment on Rantings of an AMERICAN English teacher by: aa http://www.buzzurro.net/2005/09/rantings-of-an-american-english-teacher/#comment-64 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:59:59 +0000 http://www.buzzurro.net/2005/09/rantings-of-an-american-english-teacher/#comment-64 Joe: two years ago I was in Miami to improve my English. A teacher told "if you want to eat the best pizza in the world, go to Chicago". All Italians felt betrayed, offended ashamed. <br /><br />I was not.<br /><br />aa Joe: two years ago I was in Miami to improve my English. A teacher told “if you want to eat the best pizza in the world, go to Chicago”. All Italians felt betrayed, offended ashamed.

I was not.

aa

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