Languid Language Learning

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Re: Languid Language Learning

Postby Ani » Tue Sep 04, 2018 11:32 pm

Elenia wrote:Not in for Setswana right now, it's just not a strong nope. Maybe sometime in the future. Of course, as I said, if you guys are willing to teach me, without me having to put in any effort, then I'm in :lol:


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Re: Languid Language Learning

Postby Cavesa » Tue Sep 04, 2018 11:35 pm

Stop it, let her breathe!

The longer she stays out of the Setswana madness, the better are my chances or resisting this potential new procrastination source! :-D
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Re: Languid Language Learning

Postby zenmonkey » Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:13 am

Wouldn’t it be cool if we ALL learned Setswana...
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Re: Languid Language Learning

Postby Cavesa » Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:47 am

zenmonkey wrote:Wouldn’t it be cool if we ALL learned Setswana...

Your middle name is Mephistopheles, isn't it?
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Re: Languid Language Learning

Postby zenmonkey » Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:57 am

Cavesa wrote:
zenmonkey wrote:Wouldn’t it be cool if we ALL learned Setswana...

Your middle name is Mephistopheles, isn't it?


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Re: Languid Language Learning

Postby Elenia » Wed Sep 05, 2018 10:13 am

Ani - bring it on, I can take it :D

Cavesa - Don't worry, I've got your back on this. Setswana can wait until we're good and ready to dive into folly :D by that point we'll have the all-knowing Zen, Rick and Janice to light our paths!
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Re: Languid Language Learning

Postby rdearman » Wed Sep 05, 2018 1:09 pm

Elenia wrote:Ani - bring it on, I can take it :D

Cavesa - Don't worry, I've got your back on this. Setswana can wait until we're good and ready to dive into folly :D by that point we'll have the all-knowing Zen, Rick and Janice to light our paths!

See the problem you'll have is in the "No English" zone at the next gathering when we're all chatting away in Setswana and you and Cavesa are left sitting alone in the corner. Of course Richard Simcott will be chatting with us, because I believe he stopped in Botswana airport for an hour, so he now knows all Bantu languages.
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Re: Languid Language Learning

Postby Cavesa » Wed Sep 05, 2018 1:38 pm

rdearman wrote:
Elenia wrote:Ani - bring it on, I can take it :D

Cavesa - Don't worry, I've got your back on this. Setswana can wait until we're good and ready to dive into folly :D by that point we'll have the all-knowing Zen, Rick and Janice to light our paths!

See the problem you'll have is in the "No English" zone at the next gathering when we're all chatting away in Setswana and you and Cavesa are left sitting alone in the corner. Of course Richard Simcott will be chatting with us, because I believe he stopped in Botswana airport for an hour, so he now knows all Bantu languages.


Looks like I should retake Swedish or Finnish then :-D At least we'll have a language to gossip in about you all! :-D
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Re: Languid Language Learning

Postby Elenia » Wed Sep 05, 2018 3:07 pm

Cavesa wrote:
rdearman wrote:
Elenia wrote:Ani - bring it on, I can take it :D

Cavesa - Don't worry, I've got your back on this. Setswana can wait until we're good and ready to dive into folly :D by that point we'll have the all-knowing Zen, Rick and Janice to light our paths!

See the problem you'll have is in the "No English" zone at the next gathering when we're all chatting away in Setswana and you and Cavesa are left sitting alone in the corner. Of course Richard Simcott will be chatting with us, because I believe he stopped in Botswana airport for an hour, so he now knows all Bantu languages.


Looks like I should retake Swedish or Finnish then :-D At least we'll have a language to gossip in about you all! :-D


Or the rest of us can talk about Rick in bad German! Mine will be the worst, I promise!
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Re: Languid Language Learning

Postby rdearman » Wed Sep 05, 2018 3:24 pm

No I am pretty sure that my bad german would top yours.
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