Quotes About Fluency

I learned English in a pub. I didn't learn it in school.

If, in the schools, the classical language would no longer be taught, whom could we entrust with the writing of memorials, documents, letters and notes in the public service? How could we possibly assign important offices and heavy responsibilities to someone who cannot even write fluently?

Though I probably shouldn't admit this, the activities and pursuits in which I've achieved any measure of success are, without exception, activities and pursuits that came easily to me from the beginning.

Fluency in even one other language would be fantastic.

Digital fluency... is literally your ability to do things like banking online, to connect with people, to use a device and the Internet in a very easy way.

I like to travel, and I would love to be fluent in at least four languages.

We need a president who's fluent in at least one language.

I could never learn to be totally fluent in any other language.

I'm used to shifting languages because my father used to speak to us, to my brother and I, he used to speak in English. He wanted us to be quite fluent in English, especially when he was trying to correct our behavior; he would do that in English.

You can research until you're falling asleep, but that still doesn't mean you're really fluent in the material.

I am quite fluent in Odiya. I understand the people of Odisha, and they understand me.

To the Tamil media, I have mostly interacted in English since I am not fluent in Tamil.

I've never learned to speak a foreign language with ease.

My French is still good. That's a beautiful language and I'm happy to speak it.

French was my first language.

The repetitions, meaningless expressions, stammers, and nonsensical monosyllables with which we express hesitation, along with the clichés and banalities that constitute so much of everyday conversation, cannot and should not be used when our characters are talking. Rather, they should speak more fluently than we do, with greater economy and certitude.

Many people have a gift for language that flows when they are talking and dries up when they are confronted with the blank page

I consider myself a pretty good conversationalist, but you wind up being downgraded to idiot status when you don't speak the language!

The most basic definition of fluency is simply the ability to read text accurately and quickly.

Speaking English well could open a window of personal and professional opportunities but having great knowledge of business English can give you the edge in becoming indispensable.

Obtaining sought skills is critical in gaining an advantage over others (competitors), but being fluent in English could enable you to leap into the next level of success in international business.

Her mastery of the language was a blissful expression of the spirit to her, like playing a musical instrument.

The letter is in German; the university is under the impression Arthur Less is fluent in German, and Arthur Less's publisher, who recommended him, is also under this impression. So is Arthur Less. 'With God's happiness', he writes back, 'I accept the pedestal of power', and sends it off with a flush of pleasure.

After a glass or two, your attention is narrowed to only the immediate surroundings. You meander unpredictably, more free to follow wherever the conversation might take you. You feel happy and unconcerned about future consequences. Your motor skills are rubbish. On the other hand, if you speak a second language, you might find yourself suddenly a bit more confident and fluent. In other words, you are a child again, with all of the benefits and costs that come with stunting the PFC.