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In privacy, with a trained and trusted practitioner, of the UK's "What Would You Like To Say?" Services, your English translation request will be considered.
Rates & Fee will be established at this meeting, following this initial interview.

From Political to Personal, Money Matters to Music, or Quick Notes to Cancellation of Contracts, your situation will be handled with the utmost confidentiality  and concern.

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Letters, Explanations, White Papers, Invitations, Replies, Articles, Proposals, and Reports, all prepared with your recipient or reader in mind. Canadian, American, and British English packages.

Cultural and social sensitivities employed in careful construction of your intention and thoughts. Professional Editing included in agreed-to fee.

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"Earthlingo" by Susilawati (Susila) Bryant. Written for World Peace Day, 2013.

"Earthlingo"

Bhteki

Speak

Dici

Dire

What you heard

When you came

Here.

Ecouter

Listen

Repetez;

How'd you learn to talk

That way?

Northern

Southern

Eastern, 

West;

Inhabitants

Are each a guest.

Some have water

Some have snow

Some have nowhere else to go.

Some have straw

Some have fleece

Some have war

And some have peace.

Some have knowledge, 

Some are poor

Some are wealthy

Others, dour:

Some are narrow

Deep inside

Some have everything to hide.

Say your Mantra

Form the words

Share it with your garden's birds,

Sing it softly

Sing it high,

Let it go, 

Yes, let it fly

On the wings of destiny,

To the one Eternity.

Say you love, 

Or say you hate:

Say, "Please let me through the gate!"

Speak your peace

Or hold your tongue

Everbody, once, was young.

Every country, every land

Given ways to understand.

Habla

Parlez

Gavaru,

Sounds that may 

Mean naught, to you.

Do you think you had a choice

In where you'd first 

Hear your own voice?

Do you believe you are above

Another, whom you cannot love?

Speak, Bhteki, Dici, Dire,

Language of an ancient sphere;

Then, you can become sincere.



By Susilawati (Susila) Bryant, 8 September, 2013.  With World Peace Day in Mind.

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ESL - Every Single Letter - Clear Communication Classes - Registering Now For Fall, 2013!

Y O U R  O P P O R T U N I T Y  T O  L E A R N  T O  B E  H E A R D. ~

Private tuition in a secure setting permits you the comfort of ease of expression.

Helpful tutoring in how sounds are made, accent reduction, coaching in pronounciation, enunciation, and social chit-chat, in a safe setting.  Are you having to repeat yourself to be understood when you speak English?  

You will learn to speak Canadian English, West Coast Style, and, as we say at ESL ~ "English-Ease"!  Reduce repetition & increase your clarity ~ Minimize accents.

Classes begin in September, 2013. Private lessons, or small group classes.

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FYI VERSUS IYF ~ For Your Information vs. In Your Face

Nowadays, in the era of information overload, it's a delicate dance on the line between FYI - (For Your Information) and IYF (In Your Face).

There are those who believe that louder is better.  Even in the English language, texting a message in all capital letters (CAPS) is called SHOUTING!
Yet, everyone who wishes to  communicate can do so more effectively if he or she perceives they have an audience; someone who will listen.

Should it be that the listener or audience is a willing one, what the speaker or communicator has to say could more probably be actually heard, and remembered, and in an atmosphere of positivity.
Presentation styles vary, both auditorily and visually.  What will offend some, sounds or seems like really good information to others.

Harmony Rocks!  The ideal, for some communicators, is to provide information that, when understood, will lead to harmonious relations, at home, at school, and at play, so to speak.
One of the leading Educators in the effort to achieve mutual understanding is Mr. Marshall Rosenberg. Whether the communication is between family members, or members of an organization, union, or government councils, Rosenberg's highly evolved Centre For Non-Violent Communication is to be recommended. Marshall Rosenberg'sCentre For Non-Violent Communication is the link to learn.

It is an intrinsic need of human beings to engage in healthy discourse and interaction. However, there is a reason that the English expression "In Your Face!" has developed.  Partly due to the relentless arrival of new (and not-so-new) information in the "Instant World", and partly due to economic & educational disparity, many good messages go unheeded. The content of such messages may be excellent, but the delivery "OTT" (British English for Over the Top).  Potential listeners, those folks mentioned above, have had "enough, already!..Stop with the.....", and tune out completely. Your delivery feels like too much IYF to them. I concede, that even this article could be perceived as OTT or FYI to you, the reader, right now!

Job's gift was "Patience, Faith, and Reward".  Bearing in mind, that when our mindfulness is not present, anger slides in the back door as an unwelcome guest. Sometimes, it even tarts itself up as "Righteous Anger", slithering through abandoned wardrobe items unnoticed, and rising up when we don the garb of "In the name of what's right", I shall stand against this injustice.

It really all depends on your point of view, and your conciously contructed, implemented goals. There is always a choice of how to behave.  Boundaries are elusive, especially in the age of Facebook & gossip-based media. Sometimes it takes crossing one of those boundaries, and receiving the feedback from having done so, to be able to experience the truth of what's behind the agitation, and to learn a better way.

What's it to be?  FYI or IYF?  You choose.

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

While frequently attributed to Ogden Nash or ee Cummings the author of this amusing nonsense - known as "Spring In The Bronx" - is Anonymous. 

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Spring is sprung, the grass is ris. 
I wonders where the birdies is. 
They say the birds is on the wing. 
Ain't that absurd? 
I always thought the wing was on the bird. 
(Pardon the doggerel) 
The old phrase used by speakers of Canadian English "Spring is sprung,..." is often heard at this time of year.  In Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, we currently experience "cool nights & cool mornings" at this time of year.

And it's a good thing, too!  Having cooler heads prevail in the finale to the Canadian Tax Filing Season can only bring benefits to any community. The big balloon above is there to remind us that today is the final day to file your Canada Revenue Agency Tax return without penalty.

Learning the vagaries of the English Language is tricky at the best of times, no matter what the season.

For flowers, tree-leaves and birdies, it is equally as puzzling to figure out the weather in coastal Vancouver.

In the East Coast Hamptons, I've heard, there's a phrase "Sell in May, and go away", signalling the season to curtail business activities and head to the cottage.  The phrase came from another era, but in spite of changing weather patterns, still holds true for the most part.

The outdoors is beckoning.  April 30th in Canada is definitely a turning point for availability of appointment participants.

Enjoy the days in which it feels like Spring, and don't make your labour too taxing!

Crazy May Be The Way It Makes You Feel....

Learning English can be a challenge.  When you have one-to-one Tutoring with a skilled and trained voice production specialist, you have a chance of connecting with the core of your own ability to master English.

This graphic, from Busy Teacher.org, demonstrates the vagaries of the English language, with just some of the inconsistencies in English.

You may be able to add many more.  One of  our favourites is the difference in the words "hideous" and "hideout", which look almost identical, but sound completely different from one another.

Just so that you know, this blog, ESL - Every Single Letter, contains a connection to Miriam Webster dictionary.  You may wish to search or look up words already read in this particular post.

Ready?  New private tuition sessions for Spring, 2013, booking now.  (604-263-1164).