Robert S. Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 I was surprised, and deeply gratified to ovehear my wife and stepdaughter having a conversation yesterday and they were both talking English over a period of several minutes. Ping was telling our daughter a story, with Jing commenting throughout, about a mistake she had made when she was thinking too much about something else. The incident happened in English, and when Ping told the story to Jing it was in English. When she got through with the story I asked her if she knew she was talking English the whole time and she said she did not realize it. Isn't that great!!! Link to comment
david_dawei Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Nice to hear the story ! How long have they been in the US? Link to comment
frank1538 Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Sounds like they're starting to think in English too - no mental translation. Thanks for relating the story. Link to comment
Dan R Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Nice - when you don't have to think the translation you have made the jump to another language and the culture using it. Link to comment
Trigg Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 I often speak in English and nobody knows it. Link to comment
frank1538 Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 I often speak in English and nobody knows it.It's probably the dialect, Trigg - that weird cross between that Tennessee backwoods slang attaching itself to that Chicago midwest twang. Link to comment
Dan R Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 I often speak in English and nobody knows it.Could that be because you are in Tennessee? Link to comment
Trigg Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 I often speak in English and nobody knows it.It's probably the dialect, Trigg - that weird cross between that Tennessee backwoods slang attaching itself to that Chicago midwest twang. Yup, ya mix Dese Dems and doses with ya'lls and yuans's and you get my brand of English. Chicabilly. Link to comment
tonado Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Robert, I will bet they will try to teach Chinese to your Grand-step child. Link to comment
david_dawei Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 I often speak in English and nobody knows it.Could that be because you are in Tennessee?As soon as they become a part of the US, the language thing should clear right up.. Link to comment
Trigg Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 I often speak in English and nobody knows it.Could that be because you are in Tennessee?As soon as they become a part of the US, the language thing should clear right up..What??!?!?!? Who told you we were gonna be part of that??? Ain't a gonna happen!! Link to comment
Dan R Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 I often speak in English and nobody knows it.Could that be because you are in Tennessee?As soon as they become a part of the US, the language thing should clear right up..David don't you know that having a different language is the right of a semi autonomus zone like Indian reservations and Tennessee. Link to comment
Trigg Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 I often speak in English and nobody knows it.Could that be because you are in Tennessee?As soon as they become a part of the US, the language thing should clear right up..David don't you know that having a different language is the right of a semi autonomus zone like Indian reservations and Tennessee.Yea, what he said-the semi-automatic thingy. Link to comment
Robert S. Posted May 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 This hyar thread's done drifted way off yonder whar ah doan know. Heh-heh, y'all should see the blank look I git when ah tawk hillbilly langwidge fer mah ladies. Link to comment
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