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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby rdearman » Sun Oct 30, 2022 6:36 pm

Q: How much 'technology' do you apply to language learning?
A: I'm having that chip installed in my brain.

Q: How to I go from advanced to fluent
A: Take a left at Albuquerque.

Q: What happens to your performance when you are sick?
A: Why does she keep bringing that up?

Q: Reading Without Knowing How Words Are Pronounced
A: Is similar to singing without knowing the words.

Q: Please tell me how I sound speaking Farsi.
A: Far-out-ski !

Q: Need help with a possible Persian idiom
A: You're on your own, I got enough problems with idioms at work.

Q: Talk
A: Never!

Q: Name of this body part?
A: Errr.... Sir, I'm going to need you to put that away, or I'm calling the police.

Q: Which study plan would you use if you had to get B1 certificate in German in 104 days?
A: The German one.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby einzelne » Sat Nov 05, 2022 3:30 am

Q: Finding More Time for Language-Learning
A: First, drop all other languages, then language learning itself
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby LupCenușiu » Sat Nov 05, 2022 2:54 pm

Q: Audio books - how do you use them?
A: Just play by the ear.

Q: Background music as a distraction to language learning???
A: Do we really need one more distraction?

Q: How do I go from advanced to fluent
A: Slowly, painfully, following a non-linear path.

Q: What would your ideal app for learning with comprehensible input look like?
A: Smart and good looking. Sense of humor is a bonus.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby IronMike » Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:10 pm

Q: 24/7 language conversation partner
A: The newest dating app on the market!
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Iversen » Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:23 pm

Q: Fastest C1 Ever
A: tap "C1" on a keyboard or write it on paper with your favorite ballpoint pen
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby SCMT » Wed Nov 23, 2022 4:22 pm

Q: How to get good at conversation on a budget
A: Start with expected income for the month, then methodically go through each expected expense ;)
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby rdearman » Wed Mar 01, 2023 10:46 pm

Q: How fast is too fast when going through Assimil?
A: I believe the posted speed limit is 25 miles per hour.

Q: Mexican athlete recommends input, translation & duolingo
A: But still lost the 100 metre dash.

Q: Will AI improve language learning?
A: Who's Al ? Al Bundy?

Q: Krashen and "Krashenite"
A: The sky is falling!

Q: Resources for learning Doric Scots
A: Dora the explorer?

Q: Trying to Write a letter in French
A: I find the letter N to be easier than most of the others, no accent marks.

Q: Do you talk to strangers?
A: My mother told me not to.

Q: When do you begin transcribing TV shows?
A: When someone is willing to pay me to do it.

Q: How to pronounce "Esto te va a ayudar"
A: "Esto te va a ayudar"

Q: Paraphrasing tools
A: apparatus ?

Q: How many language opportunities are on your doorstep?
A: None, I hosed it down this morning.

Q: Do you actually have any Christmas spirit?
A: Does Jack Daniels count?

Q: What do you do for a living?
A: As little as possible.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Cavesa » Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:53 am

Q:What advice do you give to people IRL when language learning comes up?
A:Don't. :-D

Q: How fast is too fast when going through Assimil?
A: If the pages start burning, it's too fast.

Q: Mexican athlete recommends input, translation & duolingo
A: Yep, threatening me with Duolingo might make me run away much faster! More fitness advice?

Q: Krashen and "Krashenite"
A: The krash site with reality won't even merit much of an investigation. The loud krashenite explosions will be enough of an explanation.

Q: Trying to Write a letter in French
A: If it is a motivation letter for a job, then I sympathise with your suffering. I suffer the same hell very often.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Diomedes » Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:11 pm

Q: Takeaways for effective learning
A: McDonald’s, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken…

Q: I will likely die before ever learning X-language!
A: Focus on the process, not the outcome.

Q: Mind-Mapping Software
A: Low Resolution Brain Electromagnetic Tomography (LORETA)

Q: Your Language-related New Year's Resolutions 2023
A: Stop cursing.

Q: Using News Outlets for Language Learning
A: In New Jersey there are some great outlets.

Q: Which Romance language should I pick?
A: If it’s Jane Austen, it should be english.

Q: Mistake correction - useless?
A: Useless. The world will end someday. Embrace imperfection. Celebrate your flaws.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Cainntear » Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:38 pm

Q: How fast is too fast when going through Assimil?
A: I personally can't read on the bus even if it's going really slowly, even if it is a language lesson.
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