Q: Time to stop studying languages?
A: When the teacher hands you the test.
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- Black Belt - 5th Dan
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics
I love Ogrim's new additions!
Q:Time to stop studying languages?
A: When I'm dead.
Q:Too late to move abroad?
A:That's what people in Czechoslovakia in the 50's had a reason to think, not us.
Q. Strictly German
A. Leniently French
Q:Time to stop studying languages?
A: When I'm dead.
Q:Too late to move abroad?
A:That's what people in Czechoslovakia in the 50's had a reason to think, not us.
Q. Strictly German
A. Leniently French
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- rdearman
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Cavesa wrote:
Q. Strictly German
A. Leniently French
A. Moderately English
A. Passionately Italian
A. Steadfastly Spanish
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Strictly German for half an hour or so, then strictly something else.
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Good: English, French, Spanish, Italian;
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Q: The Language Most in Need of a Good Course?
A: English could use a good spelling course.
A: English could use a good spelling course.
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Dialang or it didn't happen.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics
smallwhite wrote:Q: The Language Most in Need of a Good Course?
A: English could use a good spelling course.
Yes, someone should teach that annoying language to be more regular
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Q: Learning Related Languages - too soon for Russian?
A: It's always too soon for Russian.
A: Homeschoolers united!
Q: Against what?
Q: How to include phrases and expressions in my daily speaking?
A: Say them.
Q: Approaches to explaining word order: your opinion
A: Yes, because "opinion your" doesn't sound correct.
Q: Which language should I learn?
A: The blue one.
Q: Too late to move abroad?
A: Don't know, what time is it?
Q: Do you take notes?
A: Why did you lose some?
Q: A language project for the summer?
A: Build a bookcase?
Q: How to Travel in Belgium/France Thriftily?
A: Walk
Q: Social tracking
A: NSA, MI5, FSB
A: It's always too soon for Russian.
A: Homeschoolers united!
Q: Against what?
Q: How to include phrases and expressions in my daily speaking?
A: Say them.
Q: Approaches to explaining word order: your opinion
A: Yes, because "opinion your" doesn't sound correct.
Q: Which language should I learn?
A: The blue one.
Q: Too late to move abroad?
A: Don't know, what time is it?
Q: Do you take notes?
A: Why did you lose some?
Q: A language project for the summer?
A: Build a bookcase?
Q: How to Travel in Belgium/France Thriftily?
A: Walk
Q: Social tracking
A: NSA, MI5, FSB
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My apologies to RDearman for borrowing his items (but I did let him keep his notes)
Q: Learning Related Languages - too soon for Russian?
A: It's always too late for Russian.
A: Homeschoolers united!
Q: If all homeschoolers get together then the result will be a school with lots of parents and no teachers.
Q: How to include phrases and expressions in my daily speaking?
A: Unless you speak in isolated words - how do you avoid including phrases and expressions in your daily speaking?
Q: Approaches to explaining word order: your opinion
A: Or better: the opinion of somebody who already knows the language in question.
Q: Which language should I learn?
A of Rdearman: The blue one.
A: I prefer a language which can written in black ink.
Q: Too late to move abroad?
A: Yes!
Q: Do you take notes?
A: If RDearman didn't snatch your notes they are probably not worth snatching
Q: How to Travel in Belgium/France Thriftily?
A: Stop eating in restaurants
Q: Social tracking
A: Facebook and Google and the EU commission
Q: Learning Related Languages - too soon for Russian?
A: It's always too late for Russian.
A: Homeschoolers united!
Q: If all homeschoolers get together then the result will be a school with lots of parents and no teachers.
Q: How to include phrases and expressions in my daily speaking?
A: Unless you speak in isolated words - how do you avoid including phrases and expressions in your daily speaking?
Q: Approaches to explaining word order: your opinion
A: Or better: the opinion of somebody who already knows the language in question.
Q: Which language should I learn?
A of Rdearman: The blue one.
A: I prefer a language which can written in black ink.
Q: Too late to move abroad?
A: Yes!
Q: Do you take notes?
A: If RDearman didn't snatch your notes they are probably not worth snatching
Q: How to Travel in Belgium/France Thriftily?
A: Stop eating in restaurants
Q: Social tracking
A: Facebook and Google and the EU commission
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- Axon
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Q: Learning sprints - bad idea or not?
A: It might be a better idea to learn languages.
A: It might be a better idea to learn languages.
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