<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments for ESL language studies abroad </title> <atom:link href="https://blog.esl-languages.com/comments/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://blog.esl-languages.com/</link> <description>A world of languages</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:27:33 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1</generator> <item> <title> Comment on Use it or lose it: Can you forget your second language? by Inwertery Solarne </title> <link>https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/can-you-forget-a-language/#comment-2266</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Inwertery Solarne]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:27:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.esl-languages.com/?p=66530#comment-2266</guid> <description><![CDATA[Every time I read your posts, I learn something new. This one was no exception. Great job!]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every time I read your posts, I learn something new. This one was no exception. Great job!</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on The differences between Latin American Spanish and European Spanish by Spanish for children: Learning through games and songs – La Dante in Cambridge </title> <link>https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/differences-latin-american-spanish-spanish-spain/#comment-391</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Spanish for children: Learning through games and songs – La Dante in Cambridge]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2018 15:26:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.esl-languages.com/en/?p=1259#comment-391</guid> <description><![CDATA[[…] or work in South America who need to get accustomed to this particular accent. There are some differences in pronouncing Spanish words or addressing people with ‘vos’ or ustedes’ or even ‘s’ that is not pronounced in some […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[…] or work in South America who need to get accustomed to this particular accent. There are some differences in pronouncing Spanish words or addressing people with ‘vos’ or ustedes’ or even ‘s’ that is not pronounced in some […]</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on The most spoken languages by Pat Doyle </title> <link>https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/most-spoken-languages-world/#comment-361</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Pat Doyle]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.esl-languages.com/en/?p=1171#comment-361</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/most-spoken-languages-world/#comment-284">Kyle Keatley</a>. Mother speaks one language ; Father speaks another. Totally fluent in both.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/most-spoken-languages-world/#comment-284">Kyle Keatley</a>.</p> <p>Mother speaks one language ; Father speaks another. Totally fluent in both.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on English exam preparation courses for Cambridge B2 First, C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency, TOEFL, IELTS and TOEIC exams by collins tweheyo </title> <link>https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/english-exam-preparation-cambridge/#comment-358</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[collins tweheyo]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:44:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.esl-languages.com/en/?p=3720#comment-358</guid> <description><![CDATA[Hey Thanks for this wonderful post Am planning to upgrade my studies in a non English speaking country but one of the requirements is the English proficiency certificate. Am kindly requesting to know how much this can cost me and which course is the best for this. Hope for your assistance soon Collins]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey </p> <p>Thanks for this wonderful post</p> <p>Am planning to upgrade my studies in a non English speaking country but one of the requirements is the English proficiency certificate. Am kindly requesting to know how much this can cost me and which course is the best for this.</p> <p>Hope for your assistance soon</p> <p>Collins</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on The differences between Latin American Spanish and European Spanish by Andy </title> <link>https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/differences-latin-american-spanish-spanish-spain/#comment-357</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 01:36:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.esl-languages.com/en/?p=1259#comment-357</guid> <description><![CDATA[In Seville they speak "Andaluz" / Andalusian dialects of Spanish. Spanish (Castellano) originated in the region of Castille (so definitely from Madrid), spread to the rest of Spain from there since it was the most influential region, and later spread from Spain to the Americas. And actually the dialects of Andalusia are closer to Latin American dialects than the dialects of northern Spain like Castillian, because many people from Andalusia immigrated to the colonies in America (probably because their region was poorer so they were looking for a better life elsewhere, like most immigrants). Examples are Andalusians speaking with seseo and ustedes just like in Latin America.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In Seville they speak “Andaluz” / Andalusian dialects of Spanish. Spanish (Castellano) originated in the region of Castille (so definitely from Madrid), spread to the rest of Spain from there since it was the most influential region, and later spread from Spain to the Americas. And actually the dialects of Andalusia are closer to Latin American dialects than the dialects of northern Spain like Castillian, because many people from Andalusia immigrated to the colonies in America (probably because their region was poorer so they were looking for a better life elsewhere, like most immigrants). Examples are Andalusians speaking with seseo and ustedes just like in Latin America.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on How did English become the world’s most spoken language? by Miss Debra </title> <link>https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/english-language-global-number-one/#comment-356</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Miss Debra]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 18:17:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.esl-languages.com/en/?p=3693#comment-356</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/english-language-global-number-one/#comment-354">Withaker</a>. You are the one who will feel ridiculous when you stand before God Almighty if you haven't repented of your sins. People can philosophize all they want but the truth is God created you and all living things.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/english-language-global-number-one/#comment-354">Withaker</a>.</p> <p>You are the one who will feel ridiculous when you stand before God Almighty if you haven’t repented of your sins. People can philosophize all they want but the truth is God created you and all living things.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on How did English become the world’s most spoken language? by Withaker </title> <link>https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/english-language-global-number-one/#comment-354</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Withaker]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 17:02:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.esl-languages.com/en/?p=3693#comment-354</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/english-language-global-number-one/#comment-330">Miss Debra</a>. So ridiculous...]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/english-language-global-number-one/#comment-330">Miss Debra</a>.</p> <p>So ridiculous…</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on The most spoken languages by Andrew Beals </title> <link>https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/most-spoken-languages-world/#comment-353</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Beals]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2018 08:01:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.esl-languages.com/en/?p=1171#comment-353</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/most-spoken-languages-world/#comment-284">Kyle Keatley</a>. Different sources. Obviously one of them isn’t accurate.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/most-spoken-languages-world/#comment-284">Kyle Keatley</a>.</p> <p>Different sources. Obviously one of them isn’t accurate.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on The differences between Latin American Spanish and European Spanish by Rafik </title> <link>https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/differences-latin-american-spanish-spanish-spain/#comment-352</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rafik]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 03:28:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.esl-languages.com/en/?p=1259#comment-352</guid> <description><![CDATA[1. el gato esta dumiendo 2. el gato no esta durmiendo. for continous time, al verbs ends with "ando" and "iendo"]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>1. el gato esta dumiendo<br /> 2. el gato no esta durmiendo.</p> <p>for continous time, al verbs ends with “ando” and “iendo”</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> Comment on The differences between Latin American Spanish and European Spanish by RingoEstrella </title> <link>https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/differences-latin-american-spanish-spanish-spain/#comment-351</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[RingoEstrella]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 22:06:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.esl-languages.com/en/?p=1259#comment-351</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/differences-latin-american-spanish-spanish-spain/#comment-350">Edgearth</a>. It's not really a corrupted word for Spanish, but rather their version of the word "Castillian" which is the real name of the language popularly known as "Spanish". As a matter of fact, the use of the term "Castillian" to refer to the Spanish language is more common in at least five Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. Specially South America and the Caribbean.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/differences-latin-american-spanish-spanish-spain/#comment-350">Edgearth</a>.</p> <p>It’s not really a corrupted word for Spanish, but rather their version of the word “Castillian” which is the real name of the language popularly known as “Spanish”. As a matter of fact, the use of the term “Castillian” to refer to the Spanish language is more common in at least five Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America. Specially South America and the Caribbean.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>