"Chris Croughton" <chris@keristor.net> wrote in message
news:slrneoakh7.nqi.chris@ccserver.keris.net...
> On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:37:31 +0800, Clandy
> <wuxincan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Chris,
>>
>> Thanks for your reply. I I am a Chinese living in China. What kind of
>> club
>> do u mean? Are u indicating that I should join a local English club?
>
> Sorry, it's colloquial. It isn't a real 'club', it means that "there
> are a lot of other people who have the same problem, enough that if we
> got together we could have a club".
>
> Do you work with English speakers? In what context do you need to speak
> in English? I've found that usually if people know that you are
> searching for a word or a phrase they will wait or make suggestions. It
> sounds as though you have knowledge of English which is already good, if
> you are talking to native English speakers you could try explaining what
> you want to say and ask "Is there a shorter way of saying that?" I do
> that sometimes, and English is my native language, so it will be even
> more acceptable with someone who has learned it later.
>
> Do you have any other langusges in common, so that you might be able to
> say it in another language and ask for the English version?
>
> Chris C
I am working at a American company. Although most of the colleagues are
Chinese, I can get a better career if I can speak English very well. And
maybe one day I will emigrate to western countries. So I want to improve my
speaking. Your point is that speaking to a native speaker and asking for
his/her advice. You are quite right. I have a American friend here. But he
is now on travelling :P
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