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rdearman wrote:Q: Learning 2 similar languages, which order?
A: Alphabetical.
In numerical order!
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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.
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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Q: Human Japanese
A: Is there inhuman Japanese? "Japanese for parrots"?
A: Is there inhuman Japanese? "Japanese for parrots"?
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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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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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Q. I want to learn Mandarin, Russian, Wolof, Finnish, Arabic, and Irish. Which one should I learn first?
A. French ! ███
A. French ! ███
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1100 Spanish phrases....
....turns out to have only 12 phrases, as this was binary.
....turns out to have only 12 phrases, as this was binary.
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tomgosse wrote:Q. I want to learn Mandarin, Russian, Wolof, Finnish, Arabic, and Irish. Which one should I learn first?
A. French ! ███
For you, Tom, French is always the answer to ANY question
What would you like to eat today, Tom?
French.
What is the meaning of life, Tom?
French.
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Spoonary wrote:tomgosse wrote:Q. I want to learn Mandarin, Russian, Wolof, Finnish, Arabic, and Irish. Which one should I learn first?
A. French ! ███
For you, Tom, French is always the answer to ANY question
What would you like to eat today, Tom?
French.
What is the meaning of life, Tom?
French.
Bien sûr !
Of course !
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