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Original post by constantmeowage
Are you all quite disciplined or is it just everywhere?
Are you all quite disciplined or is it just everywhere? What do you mean?!
Elucidate woman
Original post by constantmeowage
Question: since you're all wannabe polyglots, how much dabbling do you allow yourself? :P If you included dabbled languages, how many languages would you now be able to speak? XD
That would include Japanese, Spanish, Catalan (chose to write my IB Extended Essay about Catalan nationalism only to realise that most of the resources I want were only in Catalan, bummer), English, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Mandarin, Cantonese...
Original post by Octopus_Garden
Anything/everything posed by thatittootoo in the last 24 hours!
Lool I can't be doing too bad then
Ich glaube, dass 'das' was the appropriate one for me to use earlier.
In Dutch it's also just one word, like in English, so I can't use my knowledge of Dutch when in doubt about dass/das unfortunately
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I actively try not to dabble, because otherwise I know I would never stick at anything.
However, if we include everything I've ever looked at, I'd be fluent in German, Latin, Classical Greek, British Sign Language, Welsh, Czech and Danish. Roughly in that order.
However, if we include everything I've ever looked at, I'd be fluent in German, Latin, Classical Greek, British Sign Language, Welsh, Czech and Danish. Roughly in that order.
Original post by L'Evil Fish
What do you mean?!
Elucidate woman
Elucidate woman
how good are you at sticking with a language for more than a week? :P
Original post by Octopus_Garden
I actively try not to dabble, because otherwise I know I would never stick at anything.
However, if we include everything I've ever looked at, I'd be fluent in German, Latin, Classical Greek, British Sign Language, Welsh, Czech and Danish. Roughly in that order.
However, if we include everything I've ever looked at, I'd be fluent in German, Latin, Classical Greek, British Sign Language, Welsh, Czech and Danish. Roughly in that order.
I can never stick at anything.
How do you stop yourself from dabbling and how do you keep sticking at things?Original post by constantmeowage how good are you at sticking with a language for more than a week? :P
how good are you at sticking with a language for more than a week? :PDepends if I'm busy... Italian for example, I learnt all the basics in a few days, then once I learnt my vocab would need a lot, I stopped
So like, I get to grips with grammar, then realise vocab crazes me.
Original post by Vionar
I can never stick at anything. How do you stop yourself from dabbling and how do you keep sticking at things?
How do you stop yourself from dabbling and how do you keep sticking at things?Every time you pick up a language book for another language, you put it straight back down!
I have successfully ignored all my Danish, Czech and Greek books for more than two years now!
Original post by Octopus_Garden
Every time you pick up a language book for another language, you put it straight back down!
I have successfully ignored all my Danish, Czech and Greek books for more than two years now!
I have successfully ignored all my Danish, Czech and Greek books for more than two years now!
I don't have books, I mainly use the internet!
Wow, that's quite an achievement!
Original post by Vionar
I don't have books, I mainly use the internet!
Wow, that's quite an achievement!
Wow, that's quite an achievement!
Nah, I'm lazy, really!
Original post by Octopus_Garden
Nah, I'm lazy, really!
Ich halte Sie nicht für faul!
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Original post by Octopus_Garden
Nah, I'm lazy, really!
That doesn't sound too far away from me!
Original post by Octopus_Garden
I actively try not to dabble, because otherwise I know I would never stick at anything.
However, if we include everything I've ever looked at, I'd be fluent in German, Latin, Classical Greek, British Sign Language, Welsh, Czech and Danish. Roughly in that order.
However, if we include everything I've ever looked at, I'd be fluent in German, Latin, Classical Greek, British Sign Language, Welsh, Czech and Danish. Roughly in that order.
Don't forget Dutch! You were able to make sense of that nursery rhyme remember! ;D
And why is French missing?
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Original post by thatitootoo
Don't forget Dutch! You were able to make sense of that nursery rhyme remember! ;D
And why is French missing?
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And why is French missing?
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And because I forgot about the existence of French.
Original post by Octopus_Garden
Ah, but I haven't even tried to learn that. That doesn't count as dabbling. That's just looking at something in front of me.
And because I forgot about the existence of French.
And because I forgot about the existence of French.
Hmm trueee ^^
Now that's an easy thing to do
Are you planning on dabbling in Welsh anytime soon? =p
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Original post by thatitootoo
Hmm trueee ^^
Now that's an easy thing to do
Are you planning on dabbling in Welsh anytime soon? =p
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Now that's an easy thing to do
Are you planning on dabbling in Welsh anytime soon? =p
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Original post by Octopus_Garden
I'm going to take German, French and Welsh if I manage to start my Open University degree this year.
Pryd rwyt ti'n dysgu yng Nghymraeg, rydyn ni'n gallu yn siarad
Original post by Octopus_Garden
I'm going to take German, French and Welsh if I manage to start my Open University degree this year.
omg, well at least you won't be getting any of those mixed up!
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Original post by L'Evil Fish
Pryd rwyt ti'n dysgu yng Nghymraeg, rydyn ni'n gallu yn siarad
Pryd rwyt ti'n dysgu yng Nghymraeg, rydyn ni'n gallu yn siarad
A fi!
Original post by constantmeowage
A fi!
Ydw!
three more days... Welsh 
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