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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Postby jeffers » Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:21 pm

MrsStarez wrote:Not entirely sure if this counts, but I had been watching The Crown on Netflix with French audio and subtitles, for a bit of practice. But I’ve had to revert to my native English, because it just seems wrong having the Queen speak French!


No, she should really be speaking German. ;)
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Postby Cainntear » Wed Mar 11, 2020 11:21 am

mentecuerpo wrote:...

Wait... do you have a box in your bathroom for talking to God?!?! :lol:
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Postby Cavesa » Wed Mar 11, 2020 12:23 pm

mentecuerpo wrote:You are brushing your teeth doing Glossika.

Which language?
Does brushing your teeth worsen or improve your pronunciation?
(You know, English is sometimes described as talking with a hot potato in your mouth. So, I am really curious)
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Postby mentecuerpo » Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:36 pm

Cainntear wrote:
mentecuerpo wrote:...

Wait... do you have a box in your bathroom for talking to God?!?! :lol:


Yes, I am praying not talking to my self. :D
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Postby mentecuerpo » Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:44 pm

Cavesa wrote:
mentecuerpo wrote:You are brushing your teeth doing Glossika.

Which language?
Does brushing your teeth worsen or improve your pronunciation?
(You know, English is sometimes described as talking with a hot potato in your mouth. So, I am really curious)


I find that brushing my teeth while shadowing improves my mumbling tremendously. :D
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Postby mentecuerpo » Wed Mar 11, 2020 3:47 pm

You shower with Pimsleur.
When I shower with Pimsleur, it is a thirty-minute bath!
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Postby Sparverius » Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:12 pm

When you get super excited because you just checked Facebook for the first time in a while and apparently you've been viewing enough Mandarin content to get a post from the US Census Bureau suggested in Chinese, which is not a default language on any of your devices or platforms. (Talking about census data being able to cause funds to be allocated for things like schools, parks, and children's programs.)
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Postby Cavesa » Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:20 pm

Sparverius wrote:When you get super excited because you just checked Facebook for the first time in a while and apparently you've been viewing enough Mandarin content to get a post from the US Census Bureau suggested in Chinese, which is not a default language on any of your devices or platforms. (Talking about census data being able to cause funds to be allocated for things like schools, parks, and children's programs.)


Facebook offered me a job advertisement yesterday. Translating from Japanese to French. I don't speak Japanese at all.
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Postby Sparverius » Wed Mar 11, 2020 10:24 pm

Cavesa wrote:
Sparverius wrote:When you get super excited because you just checked Facebook for the first time in a while and apparently you've been viewing enough Mandarin content to get a post from the US Census Bureau suggested in Chinese, which is not a default language on any of your devices or platforms. (Talking about census data being able to cause funds to be allocated for things like schools, parks, and children's programs.)


Facebook offered me a job advertisement yesterday. Translating from Japanese to French. I don't speak Japanese at all.


It's a sign.
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Re: You know you're a language nerd when…

Postby mentecuerpo » Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:10 am

When you have a Bluetooth speaker playing your L2 sounds as you do mundane house chores.
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