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Gymglish does away with Buckingham Palace guards

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User since 2008
Posts: 499

2 Feb. 2010

When I see a "Bobby" and a businessman in a red British telephone booth, let along
"Big Ben" as a teaser for an English course, a subtle queasy feeling creeps up on me.
Quite frankly, I'm tired of these illustrations along with millions of other English students,
who have been haunted by them in English school books for generations. We were confronted
with lashings of "umbrellas and bowlers", Union Jacks, business man standing dutifully in queue
at the bus stop, friendly Bobbies and stern Buckingham Palace guards. Over the years these
images have become more and more an intimidating apparition.

Besides, it shows a distinct sign of a lack of ingenuity and imagination when every second
English course adorns its book covers and web pages with these pictures over again and again.
Boring and snoring - that's all what comes to my mind whenever I see them - and I'm more
deterred and put off than motivated to step in. What's the intention behind it when a provider of
an English course employs these shopwworn, hackneyed symbols? Do they really want to imply:
"You can learn Englisch here, not Suaheli"?. Thanks a bunch! I would never have guessed.
And alas -quite often- the content is as unimaginative and commonplace as the wrapping itself.

Also in this regard GymGlish is different. Again, I'm more than inclined to give three cheers to
GymGlish.

When I see a "Bobby" and a businessman in a red British telephone booth, let along 
 "Big Ben" as a teaser for an English course, a subtle queasy feeling creeps up on me. 
 Quite frankly, I'm tired of these illustrations along with millions of other English students, 
 who have been haunted by them in English school books for generations. We were confronted 
 with lashings of "umbrellas and bowlers", Union Jacks, business man standing dutifully in queue 
 at the bus stop, friendly Bobbies and stern Buckingham Palace guards. Over the years these 
 images have become more and more an intimidating apparition.  
 
 
 Besides, it shows a distinct sign of a lack of ingenuity and imagination when every second 
 English course adorns its book covers and web pages with these pictures over again and again. 
 Boring and snoring - that's all what comes to my mind whenever I see them - and I'm more 
 deterred and put off than motivated to step in. What's the intention behind it when a provider of 
 an English course employs these shopwworn, hackneyed symbols? Do they really want to imply: 
 "You can learn Englisch here, not Suaheli"?. Thanks a bunch! I would never have guessed. 
 And alas -quite often- the content is as unimaginative and commonplace as the wrapping itself.  
 
 
 Also in this regard GymGlish is different. Again, I'm more than inclined to give three cheers to 
 GymGlish.

5 comments

Spoiler
User since 2008
Posts: 499
1 March 2010

Thanks a lot, AhQ. My verbose outbreak had a real occasion. After I had subscribed to another online English course in addition to GymGlish, I was confronted with the same mentioned symbols again, conjuring up haunting school memories of my English class I had been successfully surpressing for quite a long time. More to the point, whereas the other course has already begun to bore me after some weeks, GymGlish still excites me even after more than a year.

That's proves again how different GymGlish is in the positive meaning of the word.
Thanks a lot, AhQ. My verbose outbreak had a real occasion. After I had subscribed to another online English course in addition to GymGlish, I was confronted with the same mentioned symbols again, conjuring up haunting school memories of my English class I had been successfully surpressing for quite a long time. More to the point, whereas the other course has already begun to bore me after some weeks, GymGlish still excites me even after more than a year. That's proves again how different GymGlish is in the positive meaning of the word.
Spoiler
User since 2008
Posts: 499
2 Feb. 2010

When I see a "Bobby" and a businessman in a red British telephone booth, let along
"Big Ben" as a teaser for an English course, a subtle queasy feeling creeps up on me.
Quite frankly, I'm tired of these illustrations along with millions of other English students,
who have been haunted by them in English school books for generations. We were confronted
with lashings of "umbrellas and bowlers", Union Jacks, business man standing dutifully in queue
at the bus stop, friendly Bobbies and stern Buckingham Palace guards. Over the years these
images have become more and more an intimidating apparition.

Besides, it shows a distinct sign of a lack of ingenuity and imagination when every second
English course adorns its book covers and web pages with these pictures over again and again.
Boring and snoring - that's all what comes to my mind whenever I see them - and I'm more
deterred and put off than motivated to step in. What's the intention behind it when a provider of
an English course employs these shopwworn, hackneyed symbols? Do they really want to imply:
"You can learn Englisch here, not Suaheli"?. Thanks a bunch! I would never have guessed.
And alas -quite often- the content is as unimaginative and commonplace as the wrapping itself.

Also in this regard GymGlish is different. Again, I'm more than inclined to give three cheers to
GymGlish.
When I see a "Bobby" and a businessman in a red British telephone booth, let along "Big Ben" as a teaser for an English course, a subtle queasy feeling creeps up on me. Quite frankly, I'm tired of these illustrations along with millions of other English students, who have been haunted by them in English school books for generations. We were confronted with lashings of "umbrellas and bowlers", Union Jacks, business man standing dutifully in queue at the bus stop, friendly Bobbies and stern Buckingham Palace guards. Over the years these images have become more and more an intimidating apparition. Besides, it shows a distinct sign of a lack of ingenuity and imagination when every second English course adorns its book covers and web pages with these pictures over again and again. Boring and snoring - that's all what comes to my mind whenever I see them - and I'm more deterred and put off than motivated to step in. What's the intention behind it when a provider of an English course employs these shopwworn, hackneyed symbols? Do they really want to imply: "You can learn Englisch here, not Suaheli"?. Thanks a bunch! I would never have guessed. And alas -quite often- the content is as unimaginative and commonplace as the wrapping itself. Also in this regard GymGlish is different. Again, I'm more than inclined to give three cheers to GymGlish.
AhQ ['a: kiu]
User since 2006
Posts: 2715
3 Feb. 2010

Wow! It was about time that someone pointed that out! And how superbly it is said! Congratulations, Goy.
Wow! It was about time that someone pointed that out! And how superbly it is said! Congratulations, Goy.
GymGlish Content
User since 2007
Posts: 86
16 March 2010

Oh, and it looks like Jean Marron has picked up on your post on the Delavigne Corporation blog: http://blog.delavignecorp.com/2010/03/improving-my-english.html ;)
Oh, and it looks like Jean Marron has picked up on your post on the Delavigne Corporation blog: http://blog.delavignecorp.com/2010/03/improving-my-english.html ;)
GymGlish Content
User since 2007
Posts: 86
12 March 2010

Thanks for all the positive feedback! I've passed your kind comments on to the GymGlish illustrator :)
Thanks for all the positive feedback! I've passed your kind comments on to the GymGlish illustrator :)

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