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<blockquote data-quote="eternoMind" data-source="post: 2017713" data-attributes="member: 28417"><p>[USER=18666]@booo[/USER] , isn't that Scottish English to be precise. I remember resorting to subtitles almost every time Begbie or Spud came on screen.</p><p></p><p>[USER=40666]@navin007[/USER], this is gonna take time man. How good would you rate your current level of English communication?</p><p></p><p>Also, are you looking more towards improving your written communication skills or oral? I am asking because if it is the latter, I assure you it will take time. May be a few months at the very least of continuous practice. And speaking the language is the only way to do it. Reading more and more will only help you read more and more. I am an English content writer but almost never converse in English in real life barring once or twice a year. And suddenly when those rare occasions do come about, I find myself speaking a bit like a vehicle engine that has been cold-started after many of months of in-operation. A few minutes of warming up and I speak reasonably fine. </p><p></p><p>So the problem is practice. I think in English when I write but not when I speak purely because I do not need to in my daily life. Unless you work on that part, fluency in the language will be hard to come about. Find a way to speak (and thereby think in the language) for a few minutes every day (with colleagues, family members, your girlfriend/wife, or even friends). Speak slowly but accurately, speed will follow. </p><p></p><p>And you also do not need a fancy vocab to communicate effectively. As already pointed out in this thread, it serves more as an irritant in a professional environment. The kind of English used in The Times of India is just about perfect for day to day English conversation. If you do not like newspapers, opt for simple to read books like the ones from Chetan Bhagat. Basically choose literature that features a free flowing style (akin to normal conversation). </p><p></p><p>So simple rule is speak more for good spoken English and read more to be able to write better and read faster (thereby assimilating information faster). </p><p></p><p>Best of luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eternoMind, post: 2017713, member: 28417"] [USER=18666]@booo[/USER] , isn't that Scottish English to be precise. I remember resorting to subtitles almost every time Begbie or Spud came on screen. [USER=40666]@navin007[/USER], this is gonna take time man. How good would you rate your current level of English communication? Also, are you looking more towards improving your written communication skills or oral? I am asking because if it is the latter, I assure you it will take time. May be a few months at the very least of continuous practice. And speaking the language is the only way to do it. Reading more and more will only help you read more and more. I am an English content writer but almost never converse in English in real life barring once or twice a year. And suddenly when those rare occasions do come about, I find myself speaking a bit like a vehicle engine that has been cold-started after many of months of in-operation. A few minutes of warming up and I speak reasonably fine. So the problem is practice. I think in English when I write but not when I speak purely because I do not need to in my daily life. Unless you work on that part, fluency in the language will be hard to come about. Find a way to speak (and thereby think in the language) for a few minutes every day (with colleagues, family members, your girlfriend/wife, or even friends). Speak slowly but accurately, speed will follow. And you also do not need a fancy vocab to communicate effectively. As already pointed out in this thread, it serves more as an irritant in a professional environment. The kind of English used in The Times of India is just about perfect for day to day English conversation. If you do not like newspapers, opt for simple to read books like the ones from Chetan Bhagat. Basically choose literature that features a free flowing style (akin to normal conversation). So simple rule is speak more for good spoken English and read more to be able to write better and read faster (thereby assimilating information faster). Best of luck! [/QUOTE]
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