Hey, I’m so glad can see this Blog. Well, I don’t want to share about serious matter or something like our national bureaucracy. Just relax. English is not as difficult as we think. Now, we can easily get speakin’ experience. Now, we can easily “meet” native speaker in many ways. And now, my posting is about “English = Social Language”
Talk about English, we only think that it comes from great Britain, it has so many rules, it can make us crazy in thinkin’ the grammar, tenses and so many other about it.
I don’t say that They’re(tenses, grammar .etc) not needed in studying ‘bout English. But now,when you try to have a conversation with native persons, will you think the grammar first? Will you think the tense before you speak? I think, if in Indonesian we have “alay” language or teen’s language, English has also about teen’s or social mode of this language. Social mode language is the language that is used in daily life. Language is about delivering your statement. For example, you come late to school, so you’d better and must say “I’m sorry Sir”. Of course, you will be seriously express it to your teacher, but if you come late to your friend’s house, maybe you will say “ Sorry guys (only that)”. We don’t have time to think the grammar nor tense nor something like that. So, just speak up, speak up, and speak up. Don’t think that it’s a burden, it’s difficult. You can try to say hallo with your friend, or get internet chat with your friend, but also use English. With this solution. We can solve the problem ‘bout speak in English.
Let’s Speak Up.
(Ahmad Agus Faisal)