[yojo129]

I am an advanced English learner who is interested to improve my command of English (both written and spoken).

I am looking for an American with experience in teaching English. Please contact me and we could have an initial chat.


Please contact me at gjsun129@yahoo.com for an initial chat.

** Alternatively, if you are an American who's interested to receive Cantonese / Mandarin lessons in exchange of English lessons, plese feel free to contact me.


Okay I have been looking for a tutor for some time now...hope to hear from *YOU* soon.

Thanks!

GJS

[Boris]

Why an American?
English is their second language !

[jimbo]

Originally Posted by Boris

Why an American?
English is their second language !

Yah they don't speak the queens english like we do!

[PDLM]

Indeed - Americans do Intermediate English at best.

Let us know when you are ready for the real thing.

[cloud9cruiser]

Most Americans are proficient in both American and Queens English. In addition, there are dialect differences with both. I am an American and find the competition between the two to be both silly and exasperating! I try not to put anyone in a box based on their nationality. I hope these thoughts are not prevalent in HK and I have not seen many Americans here. I enjoy living here and changing predisposed notions about our culture.

Cloud9

[Boris]

Cloud9cruiser - you must be of German ancestry - no sense of humour / humor!

Why spell with a z ( zed not zee ) when it should be an s.
Its colour NOT color etc etc etc.

All good ways to get a rise out of our colonial cousins.

[jngai]

perhaps yojo129 wants to learn the good old american accent more than the queens accent....

[TOR2008]

Originally Posted by cloud9cruiser

Most Americans are proficient in both American and Queens English.
Cloud9

Surely not those living in America! The only benefit would be those wishing to work abroad in the States, or for a US company. Elsewhere in the Commonwealth, I'm sure Queen's English will do you good!

(stolen from Chris Patten)
An American tourist in Cambridge goes up to an elderly distinguished gentlemen.
Tourist: Could you please tell me where King's College is at?
British Gentlemen: I might consider telling you, if you only understood that you can never finish a sentence with a preposition.
Tourist: I'm so sorry. Could you tell me where King's college is at, also?

[yojo129]

What's not to like about American English?

Anyway, this is not the point here. I am looking to hire an English tutor who speaks and writes American English.

If you are interested, please contact me direct.

Thanks!

[jimbo]

Originally Posted by yojo129

What's not to like about American English?

Anyway, this is not the point here. I am looking to hire an English tutor who speaks and writes American English.

Because theres too much slang and certain words are going to confuse other english speakers.

e.g

Fanny, In U.S it means bum but elsewhere its something a lot ruder.

And also its Po Tay Tow not Po Ta Toe and nuances like that.

So you're looking for an American English Tutor not an English Tutor then?

You might as well just watch the u.s version of the office or the apprentice if you want to learn american business english for example!


And this is tongue in cheek before people start giving me negatives!