--- In [email protected], "Jeff Fischer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Irmeli, I read your earlier post about your ability to use words and > Judy's very eloquent response which I'd like to echo. Your > descriptions here are amazing, particularly when you've said that > English is your second (or is it your third?) language. > I often feel totally overmatched here when I see others' beautiful > use of the language to describe things. Also, it often goes over my > head (geez, and I used to think I was fairly literate). But I can > follow the things you're saying and can quite often relate to your > experiences. > Thank you for sharing them. > > Jeff *** Thank you! Finnish is my first language, Swedish second (I've studied in a Swedish-language University) and English the third. In school writing was my weakest subject, and I loathed it. I often feel difficulties to find words when writing, also in Finnish. For that reason I have to keep my expressions simple and maybe therefore my text is easier to understand. But as I have started to write in these chat groups, it is getting easier and easier Irmeli To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
