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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby luke » Sat Aug 27, 2022 9:56 pm

Q: Do you think it is okay to choose to learn the basic level of every language (A1, A2)?
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Le Baron » Sat Aug 27, 2022 11:22 pm

Q: What did your parents tell you when they discovered you study 2nd language on your own?
A: Stop fooling about studying and go to school.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby leosmith » Sun Aug 28, 2022 1:25 am

Le Baron wrote:Q: What did your parents tell you when they discovered you study 2nd language on your own?

A: If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat!

(this was in the days before OFF TOPIC)
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby einzelne » Wed Aug 31, 2022 4:04 am

Q: Complicate situation.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

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Q: What’s the first thing you do (not including learning pronunciation/alphabet)?
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Le Baron » Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:49 pm

Q: Have you ever heard of "The Battle of ANKI" ?
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Yunus39 » Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:42 am

Q: Language Lords?
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Raconteur » Sun Oct 09, 2022 8:09 am

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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Cavesa » Sun Oct 09, 2022 3:09 pm

Q: Language Lords?
A: Language guillotines.

Q: Krashen and "Krashenite"
A: You mean Krashen's kryptonite? A learner using a textbook and succeeding better than his minions

Q: Do you finish your courses?
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Iversen » Mon Oct 10, 2022 10:06 am

Q: What did your parents tell you when they discovered you study 2nd language on your own?
leosmith wrote:A: If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat!


When I was young I thought that my mother didn't bake enough cakes - so I started to bake them myself. And soon after I also taught myself how to make pudding.

That's the logical solution for people who are told to focus on one language and finish it before moving on to no. 2
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