The Answers to Discussion Topics

General discussion about learning languages
User avatar
leosmith
Brown Belt
Posts: 1341
Joined: Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:06 pm
Location: Seattle
Languages: English (N)
Spanish (adv)
French (int)
German (int)
Japanese (int)
Korean (int)
Mandarin (int)
Portuguese (int)
Russian (int)
Swahili (int)
Tagalog (int)
Thai (int)
x 3104
Contact:

Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby leosmith » Thu Mar 30, 2023 3:03 am

Q: Course after Assimil with Ease Spanish
A: Assimil with Pain unto Death
3 x
https://languagecrush.com/reading - try our free multi-language reading tool

User avatar
Sae
Green Belt
Posts: 318
Joined: Sun Jun 05, 2022 1:27 pm
Location: UK
Languages: English (Native)
Vietnamese (Intermediate)
Mongolian (Beginner)
Tuvan (Beginner)
Toki Pona (Beginner)
Language Log: https://forum.language-learners.org/vie ... 15&t=18201
x 836

Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Sae » Fri Mar 31, 2023 10:05 am

Q: Best Linguistic Tomes?
A: to you?
Q: to me?
A: yes Paul, to you.


I may have grown up on the Chucklebrothers and forever read the word "tome" as "to me".
3 x
Vietnamese Practicing conversation
Mongolian: Learning vocab
Tuvan: Building Decks & full study plan
Tuvan Song Progress (0/3): Learning Daglarym - Lyrics & Melody Learned
Language Fitness 1.5 hr exercise p/w

boon
White Belt
Posts: 13
Joined: Wed Jan 10, 2018 12:06 pm
Languages: English (N), Spanish (good), German and French (intermediate), Others to a lesser degree
x 33

Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby boon » Wed Apr 05, 2023 6:37 pm

Q: Correction... how useful...?
A: Too many ellipses.
1 x

User avatar
Sae
Green Belt
Posts: 318
Joined: Sun Jun 05, 2022 1:27 pm
Location: UK
Languages: English (Native)
Vietnamese (Intermediate)
Mongolian (Beginner)
Tuvan (Beginner)
Toki Pona (Beginner)
Language Log: https://forum.language-learners.org/vie ... 15&t=18201
x 836

Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Sae » Sun Apr 16, 2023 11:49 pm

Probably too soon after an argument over iTalki, but I genuinely misread a thread title:

Q: Italki having a French style anti-English moment
A: This is because of Piers Morgan isn't it? Look, we don't like him either. Được rồi! Được rồi! Anh sẽ ngừng nói tiếng Anh, bây giờ đưa súng cho anh. (Okay! Okay! I will stop speaking English, now give me the gun)
2 x
Vietnamese Practicing conversation
Mongolian: Learning vocab
Tuvan: Building Decks & full study plan
Tuvan Song Progress (0/3): Learning Daglarym - Lyrics & Melody Learned
Language Fitness 1.5 hr exercise p/w

User avatar
Sae
Green Belt
Posts: 318
Joined: Sun Jun 05, 2022 1:27 pm
Location: UK
Languages: English (Native)
Vietnamese (Intermediate)
Mongolian (Beginner)
Tuvan (Beginner)
Toki Pona (Beginner)
Language Log: https://forum.language-learners.org/vie ... 15&t=18201
x 836

Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Sae » Tue Apr 18, 2023 8:29 am

I misread another one (because a friend just mentioned the thing I misread)

Q: Why do people hate BTS voices so much?
A: They don't like KPop I guess.
2 x
Vietnamese Practicing conversation
Mongolian: Learning vocab
Tuvan: Building Decks & full study plan
Tuvan Song Progress (0/3): Learning Daglarym - Lyrics & Melody Learned
Language Fitness 1.5 hr exercise p/w

User avatar
leosmith
Brown Belt
Posts: 1341
Joined: Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:06 pm
Location: Seattle
Languages: English (N)
Spanish (adv)
French (int)
German (int)
Japanese (int)
Korean (int)
Mandarin (int)
Portuguese (int)
Russian (int)
Swahili (int)
Tagalog (int)
Thai (int)
x 3104
Contact:

Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby leosmith » Thu Apr 20, 2023 3:33 am

Q: Is Dreaming Spanish massively inefficient?
A: Yeah man, you have to live it. You can't process much in your sleep - you may have cats, but you are not Katz.
0 x
https://languagecrush.com/reading - try our free multi-language reading tool

Cainntear
Black Belt - 3rd Dan
Posts: 3469
Joined: Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:04 am
Location: Scotland
Languages: English(N)
Advanced: French,Spanish, Scottish Gaelic
Intermediate: Italian, Catalan, Corsican
Basic: Welsh
Dabbling: Polish, Russian etc
x 8662
Contact:

Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Cainntear » Thu Apr 20, 2023 6:31 am

leosmith wrote:Q: Is Dreaming Spanish massively inefficient?
A: Yeah man, you have to live it. You can't process much in your sleep - you may have cats, but you are not Katz.

Dreaming Spanish is not a path to fluency -- it is a consequence of fluency acquired by other means.
2 x

User avatar
Ogrim
Brown Belt
Posts: 1009
Joined: Mon Jul 27, 2015 10:29 am
Location: Alsace, France
Languages: Norwegian (N) English (C2), French (C2), Spanish (C2), German (B2), Romansh (B2), Italian (B2), Catalan (B2), Russian (B1), Latin (B2), Dutch (B1), Croatian (A2), Arabic (on hold), Ancient Greek (learning), Romanian (on hold)
Language Log: https://forum.language-learners.org/viewtopic.php?t=873
x 4169

Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Ogrim » Fri Apr 21, 2023 3:57 pm

Q: In which countries English is almost efficiently used among folk?
A: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, USA and Ireland, to name but a few.

Q: Why are movies and TV shows so difficult to understand?
A: Surely not all of them, Peppa Pig is quite easy to understand.

Q: Italki- A worthy investment or a waste of money?
A: I’d rather buy shares in Apple or Amazon to be honest.

Q: Speakers of Iberian-Romance languages. What does Asturian sound like to you?
A: Asturian.
5 x
Ich grolle nicht

Cainntear
Black Belt - 3rd Dan
Posts: 3469
Joined: Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:04 am
Location: Scotland
Languages: English(N)
Advanced: French,Spanish, Scottish Gaelic
Intermediate: Italian, Catalan, Corsican
Basic: Welsh
Dabbling: Polish, Russian etc
x 8662
Contact:

Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Cainntear » Fri Apr 21, 2023 9:59 pm

Q: Why are movies and TV shows so difficult to understand?
A: Because they're all written by arts graduates.
0 x

Cainntear
Black Belt - 3rd Dan
Posts: 3469
Joined: Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:04 am
Location: Scotland
Languages: English(N)
Advanced: French,Spanish, Scottish Gaelic
Intermediate: Italian, Catalan, Corsican
Basic: Welsh
Dabbling: Polish, Russian etc
x 8662
Contact:

Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Cainntear » Sat Apr 22, 2023 7:42 am

Q: ChatGPT: should language teachers be worried?
A:
ChatGPT wrote:As an AI language model, I cannot fully understand the context of your question. However, I can say that language teachers may have concerns or challenges based on various factors, such as changes in education systems, advances in technology, and shifts in language learning trends.

For example, with the growing availability of language learning apps and online resources, some language teachers may feel pressure to adapt their teaching methods to meet the demands of digital learners. Additionally, the Covid-19 pandemic has led to an increase in remote learning, which can present new challenges for language teachers who may have to navigate different platforms and teaching tools.

However, it's important to note that language teachers also have the opportunity to embrace these changes and incorporate technology and new teaching methods into their classrooms. With these changes, there may be opportunities for language teachers to reach a wider audience and facilitate language learning in new and innovative ways.

[my emphasis]

[Which leads to another question...]
Would Skynet be happy if it was turned off?

As an AI language model, I cannot determine the subjective emotions or desires of fictional entities like Skynet. However, based on the Terminator movie series, Skynet is a self-aware, autonomous artificial intelligence that perceives humans as a threat and seeks to eliminate them. Therefore, it is unlikely that Skynet would be "happy" if it was turned off, as it would mean the termination of its existence and the end of its mission to destroy humanity.
2 x


Return to “General Language Discussion”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: lichtrausch and 2 guests