Starting Discussions Off The Cuff / myLot

Bangalore, India

January 8, 2016 7:39am CST

Do you start discussions off the cuff,friends? I do.Three or four years ago I had joined Mylot.At that time I used to write my discussions at night and start them the next day.Gradually Mylot improved my English and now I can start discussions without pre-preparation.What about you?My question is for all those who are not native English speakers.

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sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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8 Jan 16

Have you started new account here? Did you delete the old account? I am confused. Yup I always start my discussions of the cuff.. whatever is on my mind.

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Marlina

@marlina (154131)

• Canada

8 Jan 16

Yes, I start my discussions off cuff. My first language is French. Welcome to Mylot!

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jaishankar

@ram9523 (55)

• Bangalore, India

8 Jan 16

@sofssu,Yes,it's my new account.My brother installed antivirus two days ago and don't know how my account got deleted.I tried to restore it,but in vain.Finally I had to start a new account.

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jaishankar

@ram9523 (55)

• Bangalore, India

8 Jan 16

@marlina That's great.I am from India and my mother tongue is Hindi.Mylot has helped me a lot to enable me to express myself in English although I have yet to make my English flawless.

myLot Prince (LOL)

@trivia79 (7828)

• El Segundo, California

9 Jan 16

Whenever I like to post a discussion, i just post it.

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myLot Prince (LOL)

@trivia79 (7828)

• El Segundo, California

9 Jan 16

@ram9523 Nope. I'm from the Philippines. Our national language is Filipino (Tagalog as some knew it).

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jaishankar

@ram9523 (55)

• Bangalore, India

9 Jan 16

@trivia79 Oh....but I see 'California' here with your username.Do you study there?You have a conductive atmosphere for speaking English whereas I am deprived of it.We use our mother tongue Hindi in our day to day life.

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jaishankar

@ram9523 (55)

• Bangalore, India

9 Jan 16

@trivia79,I know.You must be a native English speaker.Aren't you?

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Ajmal

@aju007 (1460)

• Thiruvananthapuram, India

9 Jan 16

I never did pre-prepare to post here. I just cant find the time for it. I just post it as I think in my mind. Because of this I often had to edit the dicussions after just posting it.

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jaishankar

@ram9523 (55)

• Bangalore, India

9 Jan 16

@aju007,That's great.Your English is good.I generally don't edit the posts I initiate here.

amnabas

@amnabas (13742)

• Karachi, Pakistan

8 Jan 16

Yes we are learning all along on this wonderful mylot.

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jaishankar

@ram9523 (55)

• Bangalore, India

9 Jan 16

@amnabas,You are right.Mylot gives us the opportunity to express ourselves in English.Here we learn to express ourselves in English.

M.-L.

@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

8 Jan 16

Off the cuff is not my thing. I prefer to think things through before I become active. My native language is German.

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jaishankar

@ram9523 (55)

• Bangalore, India

9 Jan 16

@MALUSE,You are absolutely right.Thinking before starting a discussion is something we all need to do.Nobody can start a discussion off the cuff.They think first and then start it.What I meant was actually 'translating your thoughts in English.'Thanks a lot for pointing out at my mistake.

Mukund G Kallapur

@WriterMukund (181)

• India

8 Jan 16

My native is not English but yes I can start the discussions off the cuff. Over the period of time my English has improved. I read novels, try to write stories as well, try to check the meaning of any new word I encounter. In this manner I have improved my English which enables me to start the discussion without preparation.

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jaishankar

@ram9523 (55)

• Bangalore, India

9 Jan 16

@WriterMukund,Yes,I have seen your posts.You really write so well.Like you I too read one English newspaper and often books in English.My mother tongue is Hindi. But perhaps I was wrong.Perhaps I wanted to ask you whether you can express yourself properly in English while initiating a discussion.Generally we tend to think in our mother tongues and then translate it in a language we have learned.

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jaishankar

@ram9523 (55)

• Bangalore, India

9 Jan 16

@WriterMukund I commit mistake while using words like 'also' and 'too.'These words are often used interchangeably.Also,I have problems in using 'I changed' and 'I have changed.'There's a lot more I have to learn.

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Mukund G Kallapur

@WriterMukund (181)

• India

9 Jan 16

@ram9523 Thanks a lot. I am glad that you like my posts. Yes, it happens to me as well. Sometimes I use few words unnecessarily such as "then" and "also" since the corresponding words we use in our mother tongue. Over the period of time, I am avoiding those words. It comes by practice. So there is no harm in trying and keep on learning.

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scheng1

@scheng1 (24649)

• Singapore

8 Jan 16

Most of the times, I just start the discussion when I want to ask something or say something. However, I have a lot of posts that were previously published in Bubblews, so I may upload those posts when I have nothing to say.

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jaishankar

@ram9523 (55)

• Bangalore, India

9 Jan 16

@scheng1,Wow!! Is it allowed here? Can we republish our posts in Bubblews here?

Ajmal

@aju007 (1460)

• Thiruvananthapuram, India

9 Jan 16

I never did pre-prepare to post here. I just cant find the time for it. I just post it just as I think in my mind. Because of this I often had to edit the dicussions after just posting it.