What do you think

[Gość: nikka_]

[Gość: nikka_]

What do you think about people which never learn other language?

[Gość: nat]

'people which'? I'd rather not answer your question.

[butter_fly]

Gość portalu: nat napisał(a):

> 'people which'? I'd rather not answer your question.

So why bother posting????

[Gość: Lidka]

I think, they feel on the top of the world. They are called English only
speaking people.

[butter_fly]

Gość portalu: nikka_ napisał(a):

> What do you think about people which never learn other language?

Nikka, and how do you feel? You learn, you try, you make mistakes (thanks to
which you actually find out they do exist)... You get somewhere and achieve
something... And how does it feel?
.................................<<=== your feelings and that's exactly what
those who don't learn miss

[brookie]

What the hell you pepole are talking about? Speaking English is as natural as
going to the toilet every morning after breakfast.

[butter_fly]

Look up, that's not just about English. That's about learning languages in
general

[wierzbowa]

foremost - you don't use "which" when speaking of human being – it’s "who"
everything else - including any other breathing creature is "which".

and answering your question – live and let live.

[tynski]

wierzbowa napisała:

> foremost - you don't use "which" when speaking of human
being – it’
> s "who"
> everything else - including any other breathing
creature is "which".
>


Nonsense, your generalizations are utterly false.

Which is your husband? vs. Who is your husband?
vs. What is your husband?
Think about it.

Which of you - nat and wierzbowa - is smarter?

[wierzbowa]

tynski napisała:

> wierzbowa napisała:
>
> > foremost - you don't use "which" when speaking of human
> being – it’
> > s "who"
> > everything else - including any other breathing
> creature is "which".
> >
>
>
> Nonsense, your generalizations are utterly false.
>
> Which is your husband? vs. Who is your husband?
> vs. What is your husband?
> Think about it.
>
> Which of you - nat and wierzbowa - is smarter?

It should be - which ONE is your husband? – that’s proper, not - which is your
husband?
And - what is your husband???? sorry but I never heard anybody speaking in
that manner, what does your husband do for living? or - what does he think
he’s doing? But never ever - what is sb? But maybe that’s American English
(????)… I would like to know.

That’s not the contest, I thought – oh silly sausage - these pages are for
people who want to improve their skills, so any kind of help is useful,
obviously not.

[zegar4]

"Which" can be used for things and persons, be it
American or British English. I hope you don't doubt that.
There is a different implication though.

"Which is your husband?" implies that the speaker is
limiting the domain of men to a selected group of people,
e.g., the ones present in the room. Therefore, in this
case, the question would be understood to mean: "Which of
the man in the room is your husband?", and the answer
might be: "The one talking with your sister." - a reply
that identifies the man. Whether you add "one" or not,
("Which one is your husband?"), the meaning doesn't
change. Besides, "one" would stand for a living,
breathing human being, wouldn't it?

"Who is your husband?" is a request for the husband's
name. John Smith or Mr. Ian Brown would be typical
answers. (Let's not dwell on the issue of savoir vivre
for now - but "Who is her husband?" would be less risky,
I think.)

"What is your husband?" calls for, as you said, the man's
profession or position with the company.

It is worth mentioning that before a pronoun or a
determiner (my, the, etc.) "which of" appears to be the
right choice: "Which of your men is your husband?"
Also, "which" works nicely before a noun: "Which husband
do you like best?" if you do mean what you say.

[wierzbowa]

Perhaps I did not explain myself well enough. You can not – in proper English
and by proper, I’m talking “Queen English”, the one in which "a tissue" is
actually pronounce as long "s", not "sh" – use “which” just by itself. You
should say “which one is your husband?”, “which of these men…?” instead
of “which is your husband?”. Of course the meaning doesn’t change, but if in
polish you use “se” instead of “sobie” the meaning of the question stays the
same, what doesn’t change the fact, that the sentence is composed incorrectly.
As for the question “who is your husband?”. You compose the question in this
fashion if you want the answer – “my husband is a person I am married to” or
you know the firm he works for and you just ask about his position in this
company.
And I still stand by my opinion that question “what is your husband?” doesn’t
make sense. You would never ask in polish “czym jest twoj maz?”, would you?
And that’s the difference.

[Gość: gizmo]

Many people don't need another language to go through life. If they don't need
it why learn it? To impress other people? Nothing wrong with unilingual
people.

[glory]

I'm thinking if I have a guts to cut off my own hand with my other hand using
only a pocket knife. Some of you probably think "Is glory on the piss again,
or what?" Well, surprise surprise, I'm not (yet). Listen to this
A mountain climber in the United States amputated his own arm five days after
becoming pinned by a boulder and began hiking to safety before being spotted
by a search helicopter.
Aron Ralston was climbing last Saturday in the canion in south-western Utah
when 90 kg boulder fell on him, pinning his right arm. He ran out of water on
Tuesday and on Thursday morning decided his survival required drastic action.
Using his pocket knife, he amputated his arm below the elbow and applied a
tourni-quet. He is alive but in serious condition in a hospital.
How about that? Would you do that?

[Gość: gizmo]

Great story! Right on topic, too! (hee! hee!)

[Gość: Piotrek :)]

People in the world need learn language!!! Beacuse? Hmm language are pillar our
worl. The End. Sory for spelling mistake :)

[glory]

Good stories and sense of humour is the pillar of our road, eaaaaaaaaaah
oooops, I meant world.
Of course, let's not forget about proper spelling.

[Gość: BABY GIRL]

"WHICH"... DON'T BE MAD OR ANYTHIN' BUT WHEN YOU WRITE 'BOUT PEOPLE YOU
USE "WHO" BABY... LOT'S OF LOVE