You know you're a language nerd when…
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robarb
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
In graduate school in a language-related subject in California, it's not uncommon at all for both kinds of IPA to be happening simultaneously.
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Via Diva
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
... when you're sure you can't think in your TL after a month of studies, but upon seeing a number, name it in that TL before any other language comes to your mind.
(to be precise: jedenáct views on my new lang-8 entry xD)
(to be precise: jedenáct views on my new lang-8 entry xD)
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Zireael
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C2: English
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Somewhere I don't know: German
Beginner: Arabic, Polish Sign Language
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
When you're dreaming and you wonder why your brain made up a Frenchy-sounding name for a virginity loss rite while there's a perfectly good Japanese name...
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Polyclod
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Learning: Russian
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
When in a previous post you make a reference to Star Wars while discussing Star Trek...and then you decide to watch Krieg der Sterne and Das Imperium schlägt zurück. And then you get a bunch of Star Wars books in German for your Kindle. And you've never been a huge Star Wars fan, but these are in German!
And then you listen to a seven hour long Star Wars podcast. In German.
Seven hours.
And then you listen to a seven hour long Star Wars podcast. In German.
Seven hours.
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Bücher:
Star Trek The Next Generation Tod im Winter:
Русский
Assimil Russian:
Star Trek The Next Generation Tod im Winter:
Русский
Assimil Russian:
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rdearman
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When you agree to host and admin a language learner site.
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zenmonkey
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
Zireael wrote:When you're dreaming and you wonder why your brain made up a Frenchy-sounding name for a virginity loss rite while there's a perfectly good Japanese name...
What should one say:
Sorry for your loss?
or
Mazel tov?
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When you make lists of language jokes with your father...
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Spoonary
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
When you're reading job descriptions and you start translating the requirements into your L2 in your head 
Also, when you're writing a cover letter (in English) and you start with "Estimados señores" (or your L2 equivalent)...
Also, when you're writing a cover letter (in English) and you start with "Estimados señores" (or your L2 equivalent)...
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Cavesa
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
When you are tired of studying for language unrelated exam and start daydreaming how cool it would be to switch the exam to Spanish. Then you start guessing which of the possible examinators are likely to know Spanish.
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Via Diva
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When despite having two other people who, unlike me, studied German both in school and in uni I am asked to decipher DIN
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n_j_f
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Sanskrit
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Turkish, Irish
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…
You quit your job so you can spend all your free-time learning languages, but then go back to work after six months so you can buy more Assimil and Linguaphone books 
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