> Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> >
> >En réponse à Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>:
> >
> > >
> > > If so, how come you can follow this list?
> >
> >Have you ever read articles from Newsweek or the Times?
>
> Used to read Newsweek every week(!) for a couple of years - never found the
> language difficult. Back when I still had English at school, we were
> reg'larly given articles from similar papers as exercises.
>
> >Native speakers told me
> >that even for them it was sometimes difficult :)) .
> >
> > The English used here is
> > > certainly
> > > more idiosyncratic and variable, not to mention more technical. (In
> > > fact, it
> > > contributing heavily to my already oversized vocabulary!)
> > >
> >
> >But it's a technical field I've got used to reading. I would probably be
> >able
> >to read good linguistic articles in English without much trouble, much like
> >I
> >can read scientific English. As for the everyday vocabulary, I must confess
> >I
> >resort quite often to context or to an online dictionary :)) (more often
> >the
> >former than the latter :)) ). I'm getting better, but it's certainly not
> >thanks
> >to my education. I consider in fact that most of my knowledge of everyday
> >English comes from this list :)) .
> >
>
> Well, one similarity there - I've certainly learnt more English vocabulary
> and idioms in my spare time than in school. The last couple of years before
> entering Uni, I read more in English than in Swedish (nowadays, I don't have
> the time to read much).
>
> Andreas
>
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