Confession Booth
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I enjoyed Dinotrux. I remember watching an episode in a hotel morning last year cause nothing to do but wait, however I actually appreciated the writing done. Then I went ahead and tried the first season, was expecting to cringe at the usual 5 to 7 year old show jargon to sell horrible toys and drop it forgetting about it, accepting I'm just too old for it but I enjoyed myself enough to finish the series. I thought the characters were spot on written (really enjoyed the antagonist and the scaredy-cat character) and even the lessons the show tries to teach about standing up to bullies and values of friends are approached really well.
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It is time to confess that my spoken English is very terrible. I sound like I'm a beginner with a limited knowledge of the English language. My accent is terrible, I can't find the right words and it is impossible to form proper sentences. Certain words are literally impossible to pronounce correctly because my tongue doesn't seem to do what it has to do in order to pronounce these words correctly and even understandable. Maybe I try too hard to speak as perfectly as possible or maybe I try too hard to not sound like an idiot with a speech impairment. Maybe I'm too hard on myself and it is not that bad at all.
The only person so far who can say if my spoken English is terrible, bad or good enough is @Small_Fryz.
The only person so far who can say if my spoken English is terrible, bad or good enough is @Small_Fryz.
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Not easy with your "french tongue" and I would assume it is very hard and close to impossible to get rid of the accent by 100%. But in the end it is for at least 80-90% of the way a training thing to teach your tongue. Repeat, repeat and repeat. And if you are not already doing it and are willing to change it you should start to read the forum posts here out loud and speak english whenever you can and listen to it (movies, tv series, youtube, podcasts, motorsport broadcast) whenever you can ☺️
TV series and motorsport streams were a big part for me since in german it is a bit of the same as in french or italian that every single letter is pronounced which just isn't the thing in english. You can't learn this from reading so listening is a big part of it too.
TV series and motorsport streams were a big part for me since in german it is a bit of the same as in french or italian that every single letter is pronounced which just isn't the thing in english. You can't learn this from reading so listening is a big part of it too.
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I live with a second language English speaker and your written English is much better than hers (my wife).It is time to confess that my spoken English is very terrible. I sound like I'm a beginner with a limited knowledge of the English language. My accent is terrible, I can't find the right words and it is impossible to form proper sentences. Certain words are literally impossible to pronounce correctly because my tongue doesn't seem to do what it has to do in order to pronounce these words correctly and even understandable. Maybe I try too hard to speak as perfectly as possible or maybe I try too hard to not sound like an idiot with a speech impairment. Maybe I'm too hard on myself and it is not that bad at all.
The only person so far who can say if my spoken English is terrible, bad or good enough is @Small_Fryz.
For sure you’re too hard on yourself and over complicating things.
Just chill and do what you can, not what you think is expected. We can fill in the gaps.
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As a typical Brit for whom speaking another language is often felt unnecessary, i applaud and i'm envious of anyone who can converse in more than one language, however badly they feel that they do. 👍It is time to confess that my spoken English is very terrible. I sound like I'm a beginner with a limited knowledge of the English language. My accent is terrible, I can't find the right words and it is impossible to form proper sentences. Certain words are literally impossible to pronounce correctly because my tongue doesn't seem to do what it has to do in order to pronounce these words correctly and even understandable. Maybe I try too hard to speak as perfectly as possible or maybe I try too hard to not sound like an idiot with a speech impairment. Maybe I'm too hard on myself and it is not that bad at all.
The only person so far who can say if my spoken English is terrible, bad or good enough is @Small_Fryz.
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My problem - or at least one of them - is that I don’t know where to find single attractive women who are around my age. I feel like every time I see an attractive woman in public, not only does she have a man with her, but said man is often more attractive than me. I’m not fat/ugly by any measure but the men I see look like they could be models. It really chips away at my confidence, and it makes me so green with envy that you could mistake me for Bruce Banner’s cousin. Overall, I’m quite worried if I’ll ever be able to get my first gf when I’m already 29.
That said, I do have a buddy who’s gonna show me around the local scene a bit more, but he’s too tired to come out tonight, so it’s just me at one of the local casinos. (That said, I don’t gamble.) I think I might check out this dance floor/bar, get a cocktail or two, and see who shows up.
That said, I do have a buddy who’s gonna show me around the local scene a bit more, but he’s too tired to come out tonight, so it’s just me at one of the local casinos. (That said, I don’t gamble.) I think I might check out this dance floor/bar, get a cocktail or two, and see who shows up.
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I came to post regarding a problem I have with reading, and your post lends itself well to my point. Though I obviously can't comment on your spoken english, your written english is quite excellent and any pronounciation problems you might have I'm sure are more pronounced to yourself than others. Everyone's biggest critic is often themselves.
As for my reading problem, I can't shake my habit of reading everything exactly as it is written word for word, to the point that many times if there is no question mark then I have no idea someone was trying to ask me something. This can be quite difficult when I read posts and replies on various sites that are not well structured, contain typos, or to be frank they are sometimes just gibberish. I was reading a post on reddit and I just couldn't make any sense of it after three tries reading it through, but all of the replies were perfectly fine and they all seemed to understand the original poster. There was no punctuation and no kind of grammatical structure that I could use as a crutch. It was just words and words.
I feel like this is one of those things that will get worse for me over time.
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- Thailand
I steal money from around the house to fund my alcoholism.
Typically it's small change left on the side or money I'm supposed to spend on shopping. Unless I'm explicitly given money for a certain purchase, I can't help but spend it on beer.
My daughter has many "piggy banks" around the house that I stuff my loose change into. When I'm craving a beer, I raid those banks for beer tokens. I try to justify it by reasoning that I'm paying for her existance, mortgage on the house she will ultimately inherit and don't get me started on school fees. And it is basically my own money that I'm spending. That doesn't always make me feel better about it.
Recently I asked my wife to wire me some money for beers. Reluctantly she offered to get me enough for a couple of cans. My mother-in-law, who had the cash, gave me 3X more than I had asked for. Obviously it all went on beer.
I'm in a situation now where if I actually need something; shopping, hardware, motorcycle parts, etc. I can't even have cash to pay for it as I'll most likely spend it on beer if the opportunity arises.
All of my major purchases have to go through my wife to ensure that I'm "buying a printer" and actually just consuming 8 pints of German draft.
In my mind the only saving grace is that I'm always at home, out of harm's reach, where I'm not causing a menace of myself and risking legal action. If I was to be let loose at a public establishment without restraint, I may well end up on the wrong side of the law.
Typically it's small change left on the side or money I'm supposed to spend on shopping. Unless I'm explicitly given money for a certain purchase, I can't help but spend it on beer.
My daughter has many "piggy banks" around the house that I stuff my loose change into. When I'm craving a beer, I raid those banks for beer tokens. I try to justify it by reasoning that I'm paying for her existance, mortgage on the house she will ultimately inherit and don't get me started on school fees. And it is basically my own money that I'm spending. That doesn't always make me feel better about it.
Recently I asked my wife to wire me some money for beers. Reluctantly she offered to get me enough for a couple of cans. My mother-in-law, who had the cash, gave me 3X more than I had asked for. Obviously it all went on beer.
I'm in a situation now where if I actually need something; shopping, hardware, motorcycle parts, etc. I can't even have cash to pay for it as I'll most likely spend it on beer if the opportunity arises.
All of my major purchases have to go through my wife to ensure that I'm "buying a printer" and actually just consuming 8 pints of German draft.
In my mind the only saving grace is that I'm always at home, out of harm's reach, where I'm not causing a menace of myself and risking legal action. If I was to be let loose at a public establishment without restraint, I may well end up on the wrong side of the law.
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I’m not asking for help this time. Well beyond that.
All of what you’ve said still stands, however, I’ve found some sort of equilibrium; I drink at any opportunity. When the opportunity is removed I’m happily sober.
I’m well beyond social help and accept that alcoholism is part of every waking moment of my day. Professional help might go some way to avert my addiction but ultimately I’ve learnt to live with it.
Honestly, I just wanted to get a few things off my chest. Not pretty glittery sugar coated things, just real truths. I’m not reaching out for help or trying to gain sympathy.
I wish a had a simple sentence to summarise and round off this post. I don’t, so I’ll just say I appreciate your input.
All of what you’ve said still stands, however, I’ve found some sort of equilibrium; I drink at any opportunity. When the opportunity is removed I’m happily sober.
I’m well beyond social help and accept that alcoholism is part of every waking moment of my day. Professional help might go some way to avert my addiction but ultimately I’ve learnt to live with it.
Honestly, I just wanted to get a few things off my chest. Not pretty glittery sugar coated things, just real truths. I’m not reaching out for help or trying to gain sympathy.
I wish a had a simple sentence to summarise and round off this post. I don’t, so I’ll just say I appreciate your input.
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Shem, this recurring thing with your alcoholism is extremely upsetting to read. I've lost count of how many times I've seen you bring this up in the seven years I've been on GTPlanet.
Get professional help. Not for us, not for anyone else, but for yourself. Don't just give up and go "I've learned to live with it" - you're the one making the decision to allow this to control you, not the other way around. There is always a path to better health and life without addiction.
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- CheetahsMeow
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Is a simple admittion making it a big deal?
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No it's not, but when people "come out" it's usually a big deal but anyway, that's me looking into things too much.
Whilst on the topic, I have to confess that I like furry and anthro art of the NSFW kind. I initially thought it was a bit strange when my brother sent me some, but now I can't stop thinking about it and I spend each night on a certain website to see if there's anything worth saving to my phone. You might know what it is but I don't want to mention it here. I have a large collection of such images from this website and it's become a guilty pleasure of mine. I haven't told my friends and I probably never will because they'd most likely laugh at me.
And if I wasn't stuck in this bloody wheelchair I would totally get a fursuit. Seriously.
Don't tell my brother I said this.
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