Yup, learning Latin, because it's awesome and very formulaic. Unlike English where rules are made up as we go and is mostly a stolen combination of older languages, Latin is pretty dmn refined.
Poll: Do you know/are you learning a second language?
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Fluent in Portuguese and English, I know some pretty basic German, and though I really like the language and would like to keep studying it further, university kind of got in the way of that, though I haven't yet given up on it. I also know a little Japanese, just the bare basics. I can also understand and speak Spanish reasonably well, which is facilitated by being Portuguese, making it easier to learn somewhat.
I'm also learning Haskell at the moment, I know a bit of Basic and I'll start learning C soon enough...
And I always think in English, despite not being my first language.
I'm also learning Haskell at the moment, I know a bit of Basic and I'll start learning C soon enough...
And I always think in English, despite not being my first language.
I took two years of French in High School.
I don't remember much of it. I do remember bits and pieces and can sometimes read it well enough to get the gist of it.
I'll probably try to learn another language at some point. I don't know which one mainly because I don't have a huge interest in traveling.
I don't remember much of it. I do remember bits and pieces and can sometimes read it well enough to get the gist of it.
I'll probably try to learn another language at some point. I don't know which one mainly because I don't have a huge interest in traveling.
Does Rosetta Stone work well? I've thought about giving that a try.Chalacachaca said:
Really? I've always wanted to study a language that was actually consistent, or in honesty wondered if there was one ever out there. In both English in German there are multiple cases where either the rules don't make much sense or there are so many exceptions to the rule that the rule might as well not exist.chadachada123 said:
languages were popular in my high school, though there were only a few to choose from (spanish, french, japanese). Then again, i live on the coast, port city, lots of people of various backgrounds around, so that probably makes people more curious.
If you lived in the boonies and never met more than a couple people who have a language other than english as their first language, I could see how it wouldn't be a top priority.
If you lived in the boonies and never met more than a couple people who have a language other than english as their first language, I could see how it wouldn't be a top priority.
It works pretty well, but you really have to stick with it almost everyday to really getting anything lasting from it. One of the really cool things about it is that your pronunciation won't be lacking, as it covers that pretty hard because it has you say every word you come across.Gaiseric said:
All in all, it's pretty good. Just don't be expecting any clear grammar lessons though.
I would say that Latin would be your best bet, then. I was in a similar boat, taking German in high school, and finding it to be just like English in that you have to really speak the language in order to understand die/dice, mouse/mice, deer/deer, etc etc. This doesn't even get into our use of "with" or "for" for a ton of things for which it ends up being totally ambiguous...Zarkov said:
If you get the chance, give Latin a shot. It's rules mostly make sense and don't arbitrarily change unlike English's.
The queens English works for me. I've never been good at languages - perhaps if I was I'd be more willing to learn. Personally I'm surprised how many people go to the trouble of learning one!
I am speaking a second language... right now.
I'd like to learn another, but procrastinate indefinitively because I can't settle one one. French? Japanese? Russian? Interlingua?
On a related note, I just saw a hilarious annoying footer ad offering me 'fluent English in eight weeks'. I wonder how it would be possible to read anything on the Escapist of all places without fluent English.
I'd like to learn another, but procrastinate indefinitively because I can't settle one one. French? Japanese? Russian? Interlingua?
On a related note, I just saw a hilarious annoying footer ad offering me 'fluent English in eight weeks'. I wonder how it would be possible to read anything on the Escapist of all places without fluent English.
My native language is Danish, and my second and third languages are English and German, respectively.
Im currently in my fourth year of studying latin. Not that i know much of it because the original latin teacher my shoolhad retired so last yearwe learned nothing from a jackass the school hired because he was italian and they thought that language was close enough. Atleast this year we have a compitent teacher who actually knows a thing or two about the language.
Speak English as a first language, despite coming from a non-English speaking background. I was born in Pakistan, and i can speak a little bit of urdu/Hindi (they're 80-90% the same anyways, if you can speak Hindi, you can speak Urdu), But having lived there for only 4 years, I haven't been mastered convesring in it. I can speak Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian Language, obviously) better than i can urdu, since i lived here for 10 roughly 10 years. But you might expect me to be fluent in it, although that's not the case. I can converse in it, but i remain fluent in English only. I just suck at languages .
My mom thought that i might have a case of hyperlexia, which was supposed to be a form of autism, something like what rainman had, except not aaynwhere as severe as him. I'm crap with languages - hell, i didn't say my first world until i was 4 - and just overall communicating was awkward for me, although i had a more analytical mind than most.
Nonetheless, I still try to master those langauges, and even some other ones, if i can, like a pinch of Japanese, Arabic, even a bit of French and Spanish.
. My mom thought that i might have a case of hyperlexia, which was supposed to be a form of autism, something like what rainman had, except not aaynwhere as severe as him. I'm crap with languages - hell, i didn't say my first world until i was 4 - and just overall communicating was awkward for me, although i had a more analytical mind than most.
Nonetheless, I still try to master those langauges, and even some other ones, if i can, like a pinch of Japanese, Arabic, even a bit of French and Spanish.
I think it mostly stems from the love of culture and people. It's the ability to communicate to a whole new set of people whom you would have never been able to communicate to otherwise. I'm just now getting to the point where I can hold a conversation in German, and it a seriously an awesome experience to communicate with someone in a foreign language. I just can't get enough.GraveeKing said:
And besides my infatuation for language, in Europe it's really required that you take and learn a second language. Over here in the states? Not so much.
I'm pretty good with French in addition to my native English. I couldn't pass for native like my friend can (not only France, he can pull it off in about 5 different countries), but I can hold conversations in French. Surprisingly useful in Spain, we couldn't speak spanish, they couldn't speak english, but somehow we managed to have a common ambling in French. Not enough to be fluent, but we managed pretty well.
Gaiseric said:
Well so far, I'm about to start Unit 2 and it's great, my mom's doing the english course and she has definetly improved, so give it a try if you can.
Tengo que tomar las clases del Español para colegio durante tres años. No quiero tomarlas pero necesito a tomarlas. Sino, preferiría tomar las clases de alemán.
Yeah, I'm taking my third year of Spanish as a sophomore. I'd prefer to take German or even French, but I decided not to so I could get foreign language credits done sooner. It's a story for another time why I have to take Spanish to be done sooner.
Yeah, I'm taking my third year of Spanish as a sophomore. I'd prefer to take German or even French, but I decided not to so I could get foreign language credits done sooner. It's a story for another time why I have to take Spanish to be done sooner.
I'm fluent in English and fairly proficient at translating Latin (We don't learn to speak the language)