Subject: English language - discussions

both are fine, but the last one flows better ;)

many thanks :)

The second but use I am not I'm.

why? is there any difference?

Unless it is dialogue never use abbreviated English as it is sloppy and incorrect.

Although, having said that I am quite a stickler for this sort of thing...

If you are writing for publication, the institution or publisher in question will produce a "style guide" that should clarify how they want things laid out and which grammar preferences they insist upon.

But if it's an informal talk, it's correct then, isn't it?

yes but not in written form, only spoken.

ok, thanks :)

Pah. Us commoners write like it too. Do keep getting told to write in full though.

Use 'one' instead, no debating that.

what exactly are you studying? Woman? Men? Language? Writing skills? You dont specify ;)

language... does it matter? :)

if you are seriously asking that question you should choose an easier course...

It's a common mistake, I had 2 students who were doing it as well.
This is an example of mixing Polish with English, because in Polish you'll say "Uczę się angielskiego" which, in direct translation, means "I am studying English" - we don't add the "...language" part :)

A common problem then!

As a polyglot myself I often try to see if an English idiom works in another language when I can't think of how else to express it. Sometimes it works, mostly people just call me a "mad foreigner" and we move on...

;-)

I can imagine, I often laugh while trying to learn your idioms :)

btw. would you like have a good laugh yourself? Ask me about the salary that a young teacher can earn in Poland ;-)