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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby iguanamon » Sat Jan 16, 2016 2:49 pm

Danish pronunciation guide- Iversen!
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby tomgosse » Sat Jan 16, 2016 2:53 pm

rdearman wrote:Q: Learning 2 similar languages, which order?
A: Alphabetical.

In numerical order! :lol:
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby tommus » Sat Jan 16, 2016 3:22 pm

Q: How long will it take to learn language X?

A: Take the day that you die, subtract the day it is now, and add all the time you have already spent.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Via Diva » Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:03 pm

Q: Human Japanese
A: Is there inhuman Japanese? "Japanese for parrots"?
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Brun Ugle » Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:15 pm

Via Diva wrote:Q: Human Japanese
A: Is there inhuman Japanese? "Japanese for parrots"?


Probably for robots and androids. The Japanese are very good at robots and are making good progress with androids.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Via Diva » Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:30 pm

Brun Ugle wrote:Probably for robots and androids. The Japanese are very good at robots and are making good progress with androids.

They don't have to learn a language though, just write some code which would contain vocabulary, grammar, phonetics - all that you need to know a language.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby tomgosse » Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:41 pm

Q. I want to learn Mandarin, Russian, Wolof, Finnish, Arabic, and Irish. Which one should I learn first?
A. French ! :lol:
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Montmorency » Sat Jan 16, 2016 8:29 pm

1100 Spanish phrases....
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby Spoonary » Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:28 pm

tomgosse wrote:Q. I want to learn Mandarin, Russian, Wolof, Finnish, Arabic, and Irish. Which one should I learn first?
A. French ! :lol:

For you, Tom, French is always the answer to ANY question :lol:

What would you like to eat today, Tom?
French.
What is the meaning of life, Tom?
French.
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Re: The Answers to Discussion Topics

Postby tomgosse » Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:39 pm

Spoonary wrote:
tomgosse wrote:Q. I want to learn Mandarin, Russian, Wolof, Finnish, Arabic, and Irish. Which one should I learn first?
A. French ! :lol:

For you, Tom, French is always the answer to ANY question :lol:

What would you like to eat today, Tom?
French.
What is the meaning of life, Tom?
French.

Bien sûr !
Of course ! :lol:
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