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2021.05.17 03:37

I don’t understand why Chinese people always like to say “My

English is very poor”.

Just say “My English is not that good” or “My English is not very good”.

“Poor” is not a good word to describe your language ability. I guess you were taught to say so in your textbook or something, but that’s not right please use “poor” properly.

Please keep in mind. Thanks.
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  • Yoki 2023.10.22 11:12

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    I got it😂

  • Sarah 2022.12.26 06:40

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    Thank you😍

  • Tanqiu 2022.12.23 05:18

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    Or l’m learning English. Will it do?

  • Win 2022.05.03 05:09

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    I think western countries always have a sense of superiority when facing Chinese or Asians, maybe the Chinese are too friendly, maybe one day the whole world will want to learn Chinese, don't forget we are all learners也许西方国家对于亚洲人或者中国人的英语天然有种优越感，也许是中国人太过友善，那也许有一天全世界都要去学习中文，别忘了我们仅仅都是学习者

  • JJ 2022.04.30 21:42

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    hahaha, u r right, i remember when i was in high school, the teacher told us: 'my english is bad' is a wrong sentence, you should say 'my english is poor'🤣

  • CiCi 2021.07.01 11:22

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    Ok,got it,thanks 😄

  • Emma 2021.06.24 13:22

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    Thank you!!

  • Mike 2021.05.19 03:18

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    that is common for us. Thank you for reminding.

  • Alan 2021.05.17 14:30

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    @Wendy Wong np

  • Wendy Wong 2021.05.17 14:25

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    @Alan Thanks for letting me know . I sometimes made this mistake too.

  • sunny 2021.05.17 09:52

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    i see,thank you for sharing

  • Sophia 2021.05.17 06:01

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    i got you. Thanks 😇

  • Ken DG 2021.05.17 04:55

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    Thank you!

  • 小可爱已上线 2021.05.17 04:50

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    😁😁😁

  • DC Gain 2021.05.17 04:39

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    hi.. can u teach me english

  • HT User175769 2021.05.17 04:35

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    受教了 got it

  • coral 2021.05.17 04:21

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    ok， I see

  • Ivy可期 2021.05.17 04:11

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    I never say that. Because I never think my English is poor. It just needs more practice.😄

  • Claire 2021.05.17 03:58

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    got it, thank you

  • 樱樱樱Ida 2021.05.17 03:52

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    Got it.The text book taught us that😂

  • 934lsj 2021.05.17 03:49

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    Well my English is good

  • Ron 2021.05.17 03:49

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    we say it like that cuz we are not good at english

  • Anson 2021.05.17 03:48

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    @Alan okay. I see

  • Alan 2021.05.17 03:47

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    @Kelly Daniela very bad means really bad, but saying not that good leaves a room for yourself

  • Kelly Daniela 2021.05.17 03:46

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    and if I speak my English is very bad haha🤔

  • Alan 2021.05.17 03:46

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    @Anson just say my English is not good, people will understand you are from a non-English-speaking country.

  • Jack 2021.05.17 03:45

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    Because our teacher taught us that and Chinese people always remain modest

  • Anson 2021.05.17 03:44

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    @Alan so...how to say that? “My worse English “? Or some other words?

  • Lynn 2021.05.17 03:44

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    My English is not that good. Got it! Thanks!

  • Alan 2021.05.17 03:43

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    @Anson don’t use poor at all that’s not right.

  • Anonyme 2021.05.17 03:43

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    Thank you.

  • Anson 2021.05.17 03:43

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    how about saying“my poor English”？

  • Alan 2021.05.17 03:42

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    @Zoe Then that’s very wrong.

  • Zoe 2021.05.17 03:41

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    Lol because that’s how our standard English textbooks have been teaching our kids for decades......

  • Leona 2021.05.17 03:40

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    I got it,thanks☺

  • Alan 2021.05.17 03:40

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    @7加 np

  • Anson 2021.05.17 03:40

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    🤔got it. Thanks 😊

  • Amaya 2021.05.17 03:39

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    I always say that😓

  • 7加 2021.05.17 03:38

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    I got it.Thank you very much.

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