I\'m Gone.... I need your help.
 

One of my TiBB friends, Remy or sunshine30 as you may no him, has had a heated debate with me over language barrier difficulites.

He said:

i"m gone in an italian college

I told him that its incorrect, and you say either:

i've gone to an italian college (or) i've been to an italian college.

He still thinks he is right which is understandable as he is French, but as he uses TiBB i would like you all to reply saying that you can't say "I'm Gone" and say its right, so he would understand where he went wrong.

Much appreciated, thanks. :cheer2:

Its usually I've gone to....Or I'm going to...I think!

i've been to an italian college.

Thanks, when Remy sees this thread, he'll understnad :cheer2:

I just understand that you are ********* annoying sam really ! That's what I understand and nothing else !

i've gone to an italian college

:bored:

No need to be like that, i was only trying to help you understand where you went wrong.

and if i don't want to ? that's my choice ! so let me, me and my "i'm gone" end of the discussion sam.
i always wrote that in my tests, i always said that in england, and there is no prob about it, maybe it depends the persons i don't know.

Hi Sam:thumbs:

Click on this link & you will find the anser to your problem.

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

I am sure Remy meant well:thumbs:





nodisharmony :angel:

Well its wrong, i was only trying to help. :rolleyes:

can i just say

nodisharmony you are full of infomation

Doesnt really help though, the problem lies in the fact, that in france, the past tense, you say " I am gone" or " Je suis alle" so hes literally translated.

I sort out problems quickly, so arguments don't happen.

It's time for things to stay peaceful:thumbs:



nodisharmony :angel:

thanks sam, maybe u get what u wanted, now people think i don't speak english, thanks sam now u could be really popular as u wanted !

and i don't want to argue, it was just a problem between sam and me, and i don't see why he did that, that's all.

Remy, you speak excellent English, it was only a very small thing that i just wanted to point out. I dont care if im popular or not, it doesnt bother me

I understand what you say Sam:thumbs:

But sometimes you have to look at the problem that you have and just agree to disagree.

If one member thinks that they are definitely right and so does the other, then it is very hard to come to an agreement.

Just accept the situation, shake hands, make up and debate about something different.

If the link I gave didn't help, just type in the Google search, "Language translater" and see what you can find. I am sure it will give you the answer.



nodisharmony :angel:

Remy, if you cant speak english then my name is Agnus.
You speak amazing english!

Its just one mistake

by the way, i asked one of my english exchange, charlie, he lives in london and said to me it's absolutely english to say "i'm gone", so end of discussion coz it's getting ridiculous.
so maybe english language is different, it depends of the cities.

Language translators are never 100% accurate. I only posted to try to help, i thought maybe seeing a range of opinions might help the situation , but obviously didnt

i just want to precise that i don't need a translator to speak in english, and i know what the translators say and how they translate the words.

Then thats just odd.Im sorry if I offended you Remy but it wasnt meant in that mean way. I think we should agree to disagree.

A lot of people say that the English language is one of the hardest languages to understand?

It is easy when you were born here and only understand English.

I know that Remy is well versed in quite a few languages, and that takes somebody with a real good memory indeed!

That's me out the way :laugh:

My memory is terrible:sad:

Anyway, if anybody is struggling to find the answer on a language translater, then just leave it, or find someone else who speaks the language fluently and can tell you whether it is true or not.

It is a very small problem, isn't it:thumbs:




nodisharmony :angel:

sam, i said in my u2u why i'm getting angry so read it and u will understand.
and tibb members, i speak english very well, it's not because there is some differences in the english language that i can't speak well. that's not my fault lol, it's just a big confusion, but one thing is real...i love you so much !!!! :spin2:

I'd say it's probably a good idea to lock this thread. Glad you guys have sorted it out though, and Remy, your English is better than some of the English people who post here.. :laugh: :tongue:

english language is so easy to understand really, its not complicated, less tenses than in french, no accents and stuff like that ! :bigsmile:

Haha I'm glad it's been sorted. English is a really difficult language to learn I think, but you speak (well, write) it so well Remy! As L said, probably better than a lot of English people even! I bet you speak it clearly as well.

I didnt get a u2u Remy

Actually, you're right. There's the odd thing in English which is irregular, but generally we have less tenses and strict grammar, PLUS no accents - which is why I find French a bit of a nightmare to learn... :laugh:

Fortunatly, everybody is cool with me, and don't judge me by a "false" mistake.:laugh:

by the way, good night everyone ! :thumbs:

U2Uing is a great way of sorting misunderstandings, but a topic like this is very good, as it shows how a small disagreement can happen and become bigger & bigger.

But, by mutual understandings and agreeing to disagree eventually solves the problem. So the possible fall-out between two members is nipped in the bud instead:thumbs:

Even when it didn't start out that way :wink:



nodisharmony :angel:

lol i still didnt get a u2u though

It's sorted Sam, ( Now "S!" )

thats a quick name-change?:spin2:




nodisharmony :angel:

I think that might be the first time you have called it a "U2U" instead of a UTU Nick. :shocked: :wink:

I have said UTU so many times and just didn't spot the mistake for ages:bawling: nevermind, I have corrected now Linda. Nice of you to point it out though :rolleyes:

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To S!

Don't worry about it:thumbs:

Time is the greatest healer:wink:




nodisharmony :angel:

Such a crime...

I think your English is brilliant Remy. :thumbs:

Yeah your English is awesome, you made a mistake, people do that at times.

lol. It's true Nick.

it would be such a shame to fall out over this. I Think Sam that you possibly should apologise to Remy! he may not always get it right but he relies on friends not to make a big deal of it! maybe this should have been dealt with away from the open forum. Its kind of humiliating to have your faults talked about in public for someone to try and prove a point :flowers:

Yeah I suppose, but i didnt mean in it a humilating way