we know that not all verbs take ing'nd we do teach this to our students.however there are sometimes when we hear the americans use íng 'with them.for example we hear them say{ im hearing, i'm seeing, i'm remembering and soforth .
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All English verbs can take -ing - as this is how they form particples.  What you mean - I assume - is that some verbs rarely if ever get used in a continuous tense.\n\nThese verbs are often called 'stative verbs'.  'Know' is a prime example and I cannot think of situtaion where a continuous form would be appropriate.  (However, the participle is often used.  Example:  'Knowing Fred's appetite, I expected to find him near the fridge.')\n\n'See' is slightly different.  'I have been seeing quite a lot of David recently' - is quite acceptable usage.\n\n'Hear' is also OK.  I work in an international school where students have to speak English during the day.  'I'm not hearing enough English!'  Is often a playful warning teachers give their students.\n\nWhere the meaning is either 'right now' or 'recently more than usual', the present continuous for such verbs is fine.\n\n'Remember' is also fine.  A patient in hospital might say that he originally had no memory of his accident.  'However, in the last few days I've been remembering more and more details.'\n\nSo, the assumption on which your question is based is not wholly true.
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It's a form of slang.  The official language of the US is English, the American version of it.
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In the U.S. the preferred past tense is "spelled," although "spelt" is not incorrect. "Spelt" is chiefly British.
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I share your concern. Although some people here are not native English speakers, many appear to be from the U.S. and appear unconcerned about the basic tenets of written communicattion. I wonder if writing in such an informal manner will impact the way they communicate when it's important -- like in school or the workplace. I believe you can only learn to write well by practicing writing well. I think some students are in for a big shock when they get to college or enter the workplace because the ability to express yourself correctly, clearly, and succinctly is a major factor in success.
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According to a Ukranian friend of mine, Russians tend not to worry about word order as long as they're all there in the sentence. She claims to be able to spot anyone that learned Russian as a second language because they always try to use their native syntax.
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I can't believe all these people saying "Mark and I"  !!!  "Mark and me" is correct!\n\nSimply take "Mark" out of the sentence and see if it sounds right.\n\n"Could you please copy I on these communications?"  It doesn't work!\n\nAnd the first one is correct.  The second sentence uses the reflexive pronoun "myself," which doesn't make any sense.  Could you please copy myself on these communications?  You would not ask somebody to do it, if you were going to do it yourself.
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i learned by listining to parents and children talking to each other... it comes alot faster when there is no english that is present.... always remember ne-verb-pas for not
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When Shaw wrote these acerbic words, the difference between the English spoken in US and UK was distinct.  Not so now, what with increasing globalisation and American influence in trade, industry and commerce world-wide.  If someone uses an Amercanism like 'side-walk' (for platform) or 'elevator'(for lift) in his conversation with an Englishman, it wont bewlider the latter.\n\nTherefore, US and UK are not two countries separated by one language.  Shaw is outdated, no doubt
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I think it's strange, too.\nIt sounds very colloquial.  You either "are" missing, or you're not... "going" doesn't seem to have anything to do with it.\n\nYou go dancing... not missing.
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First of all, the verb "think" is only in this category when it's transitive. There is nothing wrong or informal about "I'm thinking" on its own, or "I'm thinking about..."; it's only "I'm thinking that..." that is odd.\n\nThat said, the verbs are colloquially used in the present progressive. It's not "correct" English (that's why you haven't learned it), but it gives a general sense of immediacy to the sentence, or as nellierslmm said, of surprise or a change from the normal pattern.\n\nNellierslmm's examples are great for love and like.\n\nI'm needing suggests an urgency to the need, and probably impatience. "I'm needing to find a toilet", "I'm needing to talk to you". I'm wanting could be sexual desire "I'm wanting that guy", or can also mean "I don't have and I hope I get it soon"--"I'm wanting one more ace in my poker hand".
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Yes it IS an idiom, because it's meaning cannot be understood by merely knowing the definition of the individual words.  It isn't a literal translation.  You are not literally sticking to something, as in adhering to it.  Idioms are also known as "sayings," by the way, to non-linguists.  :)
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What a shame. So many incorrect answers.\n\nJim and I versus Jim and Me\nFor some writers and speakers, the case of a pronoun becomes especially troublesome when that pronoun is compounded with something or someone else. When the pronoun is being used as a subject, there is usually no problem:\n\nJim and I are playing tennis this afternoon.\nJim and she are playing tennis this afternoon.\nWe learn this lesson so well — getting cuffed on the ears and being forced to stand in the corner when we say "Jim and me are playing tennis. . . " — that when the object form of the pronoun is truly called for, we're apt to come up with the subject form instead, as in "Grandma left Jim and I her rocking chair," which is bad form, indeed. \n\nThere is a simple rule here that seems to work very well, at least in writing. Ask yourself what pronoun form you would use without adding the other person — "Grandma left me her rocking chair" (coming up with the correct form for the indirect object) — and then, when you add the other person, don't change the form of the pronoun: "Grandma left Jim and me her rocking chair." \n\nThis rule works whether the pronoun is being used as an indirect object, as above, as a direct object — "The policeman stopped Jim and me" — or as the object of a preposition — "Grandma gave her rocking chair to Jim and me." Some writers and speakers will mistakenly say "This is just between Jim and I," not realizing that the preposition "between" calls for the object form of both pronouns, including "me."\n\nThe rule also pertains to sentences in which a pronoun is compounded with yet another pronoun: "Grandma gave her rocking chair to him and me, but that's just between you and me."\n\nNotice that when "I" is compounded with another subject, the "other person" or people get first billing: "Jim and I are playing," not "I and Jim." This is one of the very few polite forms in English.
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Absolutely!\n\nEven though words like to, two, and too are spelled correctly they may not be used in proper context, but still it shows some effort, instead of using 2 or spelling it tu.\n\nThis is what we get for dropping a spelling curriculum from our elementary schools.
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b - understanding\nThis is so because you have changed 'understand' into a noun, which here is called a 'gerund'; the other given forms are verb forms and do not fit.
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US it is PRACTICE. UK and other countries, it is PRACTISE. IT happens a lot when you are reading or talking on the Internet. When in doubt, look it up in your handy, dandy dictionary. Good luck!!
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to teach people how to spell meaning.
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This is actually true.  Foreigners learn English in school,  where grammar and vocabulary is the means of learning. They learn the language, by learning the rules (grammar). Americans speak as their parents taught them.  Education may or may not help. (I did poorly in my English classes!) We are taught, but don't necessarily learn.  \n\nLook at how are children are speaking today. Their idols are rappers and sports stars. They try to speak like gang members.  Look at how they ask and answer questions here on Yahoo! Answers!\n\nMy wife is from Asia. She got her bachelor's degree there then moved here when she was in her twenties. (She moved here as a legal immigrant, she is now a citizen)  When I met her, she had a very heavy accent.  \n\nI helped here with her accent and she went to court reporting school, which really added to her vocabulary and her listening skills. She has been working in major corporations for about 15 years now and is a vice president at a major bank.  Her (college educated) co-workers are always asking her advice on language and letter writing. I am so proud of her!  (She also kicks my butt with English!)\n\nI hope this answers your question! I know I've been rambling on.