Do you think spoken english is harder than writing english?
By Mr.Yang
@jefferson126 (3319)
Shenzhen, China
December 17, 2023 6:24pm CST
I have been in english learning many years,but spent most of time on writing english before.About two years ago,i transferred goal to spoken english,try my best to imporve english speaking and listening.Then i found english speaking and listening is harder than writing.I need know pronounciation of every word,need adapt to others's accent,and need know some informal expression.For writing english,i just need know how to write a word,and what's the meaning of the word.Until now,I have practised spoken several years,but only made a small progress.I fell english speaking is much harder than writing.What is your opinion for this point?Do you practise spoken english,and how is your spoken english?Look forward to sharing your experience.
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@jefferson126 (3319)
• Shenzhen, China
18 Dec 23
@LadyDuck ,British English had a gap with American english,american need spend hard time understanding British english.
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@jefferson126 (3319)
• Shenzhen, China
18 Dec 23
You are native english speaker,so had no trouble with it,but to us,english is a foreign language,i devoted big time and efforts to improve,but as if there wasn't good effects up to now.
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@LadyDuck (472114)
• Switzerland
18 Dec 23
@jefferson126 Accents and local dialects are a headache for sure. The spoken American English is so different from state to state.
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@jefferson126 (3319)
• Shenzhen, China
19 Dec 23
@LadyDuck ,I totally agree with you,different American had different accent.Some american are easy to understand,some not,although they are all american.
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@jefferson126 (3319)
• Shenzhen, China
18 Dec 23
Accent and pronunciation are headache for spoken english,this is why speaking is harder than writing.
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@jefferson126 (3319)
• Shenzhen, China
20 Dec 23
yes,you are right.any language is not esay to speaking to a newcomer.
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@RebeccasFarm (90474)
• Arvada, Colorado
18 Dec 23
I am not sure Mr Yang. I am a native English speaker but..I think speaking it would be easier to me.
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@RebeccasFarm (90474)
• Arvada, Colorado
20 Dec 23
@jefferson126 Yes overall it is hard. Some people have a good gift for learning languages, I do not.
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@jefferson126 (3319)
• Shenzhen, China
21 Dec 23
@RebeccasFarm you catch the point,someone really had talent about language,one of my female friend can speak 4 foreign language,and she don't have to spend big efforts,language is easy to her.But i don't have talent of language.
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@jefferson126 (3319)
• Shenzhen, China
19 Dec 23
The case is like i speak Chinese,i am Chinese born in China.Thus speaking Chinese is easier to me.However many foreign friends told me Chinese is difficult to learn,especially spoken Chinese is quite difficult.Overall,learning a foreign language is not easy.
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@jefferson126 (3319)
• Shenzhen, China
2 Jan
I think you are right we don't have to adapt to kinds of accents,because not everyone's accent is standard,i would like to know pronunciation of more words,this will help perfect my spoken english.
@jefferson126 (3319)
• Shenzhen, China
11 Jan
don't be too hard on youself,as long as you can speak fluently and communicate well,accent don't matter.
