english – Forum https://events.thevocalghanaian.com Forum Sun, 16 Jul 2017 15:53:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 214607243 Why are the British confused about us calling bread rolls “biscuits” when they call bread rolls “puddings”? https://events.thevocalghanaian.com/question/why-are-the-british-confused-about-us-calling-bread-rolls-biscuits-when-they-call-bread-rolls-puddings/ https://events.thevocalghanaian.com/question/why-are-the-british-confused-about-us-calling-bread-rolls-biscuits-when-they-call-bread-rolls-puddings/#comments Sun, 16 Jul 2017 15:53:15 +0000 https://2code.info/demo/themes/ask-me/?post_type=question&p=2107

(Why I darest say, they darest not get offended when they so indeed have examples that violate their own use and nomenclature!) IE: pudding as a specific dessert, puddings as a general term for desserts. Calling something a Yorkshire pudding that is not a pudding and not a dessert.

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I’m a 19-year-old student from Malaysia. I’ve been introduced to the language at a very young age and I’m capable of conducting any type of conversation. However, some of my English-speaking friends on the internet didn’t take too long to figure I’m not a native speaker. Why is that?

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In my local language (Bahasa Indonesia) there are no verb-2 or past tense form as time tracker. So, I often forget to use the past form of verb when speaking english.
I saw him last night (correct)
I see him last night (incorrect)
But i think both has the same meaning and are understandable,
Isn’t it?

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