Super Challenge 2016-17 DISCUSSION THREAD

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Super Challenge 2016-17 DISCUSSION THREAD

Postby Solfrid Cristin » Sat Apr 30, 2016 3:58 pm

So. The Challenge starts at midnight - any questions and doubts you have feel free to ask. I will do my outmost to answer, but if I am not quick enough, Serpent is authorized to answer for me. I trust her memory better than I trust my own :-)
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Re: Super Challenge 2016-17 DISCUSSION THREAD

Postby jeffers » Sat Apr 30, 2016 5:12 pm

So happy to see the third Super Challenge about to start! Did anyone believe we would be crazy enough to do it three times??? :shock:


EDIT: I've made a thread to discuss specific books and films/audio, for suggestions, reviews, advice, etc. Here's the link:
http://forum.language-learners.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=2667
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Re: Super Challenge 2016-17 DISCUSSION THREAD

Postby Lorren » Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:25 pm

jeffers wrote:So happy to see the third Super Challenge about to start! Did anyone believe we would be crazy enough to do it three times??? :shock:


This is only my second time doing this challenge, but it is a great challenge. Even more important, it works!

If this challenge wasn't going with other people, I'd be doing this challenge on my own.
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Re: Super Challenge 2016-17 DISCUSSION THREAD

Postby Solfrid Cristin » Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:04 pm

And the Super Challenge has officially started in my time zone :-)
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Re: Super Challenge 2016-17 DISCUSSION THREAD

Postby sfuqua » Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:31 pm

Maybe I'll get up at midnight tonight to get some pages in.

It won't worry my wife; she knows I'm crazy.
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Re: Super Challenge 2016-17 DISCUSSION THREAD

Postby Elenia » Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:36 pm

I had hoped to be sensible and in bed sleeping by now, but it seems that won't happen, so I may well be clocking in some pages read at midnight, too.
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Re: Super Challenge 2016-17 DISCUSSION THREAD

Postby gsbod » Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:40 pm

Yes I'm sat here just twiddling my thumbs because with 20 minutes to go it feels like there's no point starting to read/watch anything that might count!
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Re: Super Challenge 2016-17 DISCUSSION THREAD

Postby sfuqua » Sun May 01, 2016 5:57 am

Best of luck to everyone.
I'm going to start in the morning....
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Re: Super Challenge 2016-17 DISCUSSION THREAD

Postby Lorren » Sun May 01, 2016 6:36 am

I noticed it was past midnight. One page of Russian down! :lol:

And... while one page seems like nothing, that's about what I'll be doing per day for a little bit. It will get easier, just like it did with Spanish.
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