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Re: Dear fellow employees (No.1793への返信 / 1階層) - Takeshi

Hi,Michinori-san. Thanks for the question. Well,I'm not sure if I could give you a right anwswer to it, but let me tell you my idea anyway. Answering the questions each by each,

1: I think it's more of casual than formal, because I often hear people using the word in casual conversation, but, as in your title of this massege, I also hear, in an official speech or statement, the president of a company saying "my fellow employees," or the president of the US saying "my fellow citizens" (I think Mr.Obama said that way once or twice) therefore, in that sense, it CAN be formal as well.

2: I think it is used even now and among young people.
3: As I said, since it is rather casual, it's better NOT to use the ward to someone superior to you, but I don't think that's always the case.
4: That depends on how you say or when you use it, but I don't think it's THAT bad like what you put down in Japanese. Believe me, I somtimes use the word "fellow", but I never ever say that bad Japanese word. lol
5: I think my answer should be "yes" for these reasons above.

I wonder if my answer is helpful to you, but that's what I think about the word. I've never lived in any English speaking countries, so It's likely I'm wrong, but I believe the answer can differ, depending on who you ask. Some native speakers might say formal and others say otherwise. The best way is to keep asking as many people as possible, and to decide on the answer on your own. Pls let me know when you come to an conclusion.

BTW, What was the result of STEP test? I hope you have passed it. If you have, please let me know and book some lessons with me. I've been teaching STEP interviews for about 5 years, so I think I can help you out. As you are a friend of mine, it is free, of course.

The last thing, I found an interesting video clip on Youtube, and placed it on the "blog", I try to upload there everyday, so I'm glad if you go visit it regularly.

http://takeshi806.blog97.fc2.com/

[No.1794] 2009/11/06(Fri) 11:11:42

Re: Dear fellow employees (No.1796への返信 / 4階層) - Candyman

Hi! Good morning! 　My fellow members! … Is that ok?
I’ve heard that several times president of US Mr. Obama said “my fellow citizens”.
I checked it out on alc.
• fellow
【名】
1. 仲間、同輩、同僚
2. 男、やつ、野郎
3. 〔学会の〕会員◆特に創立者を指す。
4. 特別研究員
5. 恋人
6. 匹敵者
No.4 .I remembered Dr. Tanaka? He was appointed a position fellow by the company (SHIMAZUSEISAKUSHO). Mr. Tanaka is Nobel Prize winner. I don’t know what kind of Nobel.
Anyway, I tried practicing “squirrel” It is too tough for me! I’m laughed so much because my pronunciation is very funny. I like squirrels. I had a squirrel, when I was high school. He enjoyed a long lifespan for decade. I think it is useful “really” his technique( railway→rail-ee = really) “his” I don’t know him.
Thanks! See you!

[No.1797] 2009/11/07(Sat) 08:00:06

Re: Dear fellow employees (No.1797への返信 / 5階層) - Takeshi

Michinori-san
It's a pity that you didn't make it, but I'm sure you will next time. Let's keep studying hard. I can help you with the paper test as well if you'd like. Just let me know.

Candyman-san
Thank you for the detail. Concerning the meaning in the No4. I remember the word,"fellowship" was used in TOEIC. When I saw the word, the first meaning that came to mind was "friendship." but it didn't make much sense there. Later, I looked it up in a dictionary, and I found it was used as a meaning of "scholarship." It seems that some English words can have a lot of meanings, which makes it hard for us to learn the language.

As for "squirrel," I found a site that allows you to listen to the sound available online. You can campare native sounds with your own, and I did. Then, I found mine is apparently wrong after all. My problem is it seeems that I CAN'T pronounce a hooked schwa (as in "girl" or "bird") in a right way. It sounds more like /ar:/ as in "gaurd" or "start". I'll try to work hard and upload a new one later.

a native sound
http://www.answers.com/topic/squirrel
in comparison with my own
http://blog-imgs-38-origin.fc2.com/t/a/k/takeshi806/squirrel.mp3

[No.1798] 2009/11/08(Sun) 08:55:32