TEST your English Speaking style here….

[aSAPlover]

I see what you trying to explain, and I understand what do you mean by this Question, And I think my Answer is correct

yes I think so... u correctly answered it with English standard way (imo)

however, why u answered "not really"?
4me, "not really" sounds that the answer is in the middle of Yes and No...


anyway,
thanks for the participation

 

[tusuksate]

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I don't have good relation with my family for some reason...

 

[gundamn17]

sorry are u ask

you do not like ur mother, right???

is it similar with

you do not like ur mother, do you???

???

because i think if u use right in the end of sentence it means asking... just like..

you don`t like a football, right??

and i will answer

no... i like it a lot

it is deferent from

you don`t like a football, do you??

and i`ll answer

yes, i like it

just my opinion... can u explain about this for further???

 

[aSAPlover]

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Wew… ok I will try to answer ur questions although I am not an english teacher… xixixi

sorry are u ask
Quote:
you do not like ur mother, right???
is it similar with
Quote:
you do not like ur mother, do you???
???

They are both the same… They are question tags...

Variant Forms

There are a number of variant forms that exist in particular dialects of English. These are generally invariant, regardless of verb, person or negativity.

The tag right? is essentially equivalent to the Spanish ¿verdad?. It is common in a number of dialects across the UK and US.

The tag eh? is of Scottish origin, and can be heard across much of Scotland, New Zealand, Canada and the North-Eastern United States. In Central Scotland (in and around Stirling and Falkirk), this exists in the form eh no? which is again invariant.

Click this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_question

“, Right?”, “..yeah?, “,yes..?


I take them as simply being more colloquial than the usual question tag.

Usual question tag is used in formal situation…


Some English speakers sometimes use 'yes ?' at the end of the statement instead of the usual question tag like 'isn't it?' or 'do you ?' or anything.

Example:

'I'm right in that presumption, yes ?'
'And so you're learning English at school, yes ?'

have a look the following examples either:

Putting yes ? on the end makes the question a leading question, as put by a prosecuting lawyer or a salesman for instance. They are actually answering for you and requiring mere confirmation.
"So you now admit you were in the vicinity when the crime was committed, yes ?"
"So I can put you down to have double-glazing installed throughout, yes ?"

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because i think if u use right in the end of sentence it means asking... just like..
Quote:
you don`t like a football, right??
and i will answer
Quote:
no... i like it a lot

imo.
that iz an Indonesian style, not English standard way…

... can u explain about this for further???

udah tuh, lihat diatas, ampe keriting tangan ane nih....


salam
a SAP lover

 

[gundamn17]

^
haha thx a lot brow for the explanation...

 

[aSAPlover]

^
haha thx a lot brow for the explanation...

u are very welcome...

 

[koesmara]

hei ASAP, can you teach me generic structure plissss..my TOEFL always get bad mark in generic structure

 

[aSAPlover]

hei ASAP, can you teach me generic structure plissss..my TOEFL always get bad mark in generic structure

bro koesmara,

So do i...

I have the same problemo as yours..

my TOEFL score was so-so as well...

What is ur score by the way?

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there are many ways to improve our english...

one of them, by joining IF English Service, then participating its threads, for examples:


1. To improve our wrtiting skill
"Grammar challenge"
https://www.forum.or.id/showthread.php?t=74010

2. To enrich our IDIOM collection
GAME : english IDIOM (take the tail)
https://www.forum.or.id/showthread.php?t=74397

3. To enrich our vocab
Take the Tail
https://www.forum.or.id/showthread.php?t=42161


4. To solve our english problem
Trouble with English post here....
https://www.forum.or.id/showthread.php?t=428

5. TO learn english with more fun
https://www.forum.or.id/showthread.php?t=10339
https://www.forum.or.id/showthread.php?t=13911


6. etc...

what do u reckon, bro?

regards
a SAP lover

 

[r3ck0rd]

putting 'yes' or 'no' after a question asking clarification, is more like Irish English or the Old Irish (Hiberno) English. It is rarely used in the US. But nowadays people start using it, whether it's because it's shorter, Hiberno-English influence (US English slang words use Hiberno-English a lot), or Japanese Influenced.