I haven't started the course yet, but been lurking around for ages. If ya
want a study partner, I'm more than willing to start now - been busy trying
to brush up old english.


Mark

>
> 2005/5/2, isilofthenorth <hayheadsbird@...>:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Ive just started the course and wondered if there were many other
> > beginners? From my
> > experience in OU Ive found that it helps to know others in
> > independant study, even if its
> > just a name on the screen! It might sound daft but its nice to here
> > about other people
> > sucsess and difficultys while learning.
> >
> > Currently Im on lesson two and just trying to master the mysteries of
> > conjucating verbs.
> > One thing I've found so far is this course is leading me to a better
> > understanding of
> > English grammer, which can be no bad thing in itself. Im also lucky
> > in that my mother has
> > studied grammer, so when I meet a concept I have no knowlage of (
> > whats an infinative?!?!)
> > I can call her.
> >
> > I was brought up in Shetland, and the laungage uses some words from
> > old norse, as well
> > as old scots, and has strong links to norway. I spent one night
> > trawling through online
> > dictionarys finding words I could already recognise that I use
> > myself, which makes the
> > effort more fun.
> >
> > kate
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Engill