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I no longer drink due health reasons, but back when I did I felt like I could take over the world, hehehe! I felt such an urge to speak a foreign language, but to be honest I don't think the alcohol made me extra fluent, I just think my inhibitions and self-consciousness disappeared and I just thought I could speak the language better that I ever thought. But in fact I was just making a fool of myself by uttering a bunch of things that made no sense, lol. That's how my friends used to tell me it was, I have a completely different memory. That's how it usually is when you get really drunk Nothing good ever came out of that

That's a really good and interesting question, capa This question doesn't have a very simple answer, because in everyday use the dialect is considered a simple contrast to language, but linguists see language and dialect as a completely different thing that has more to do with politics/power/geography. It's really complex depending on who you ask I personally see a dialect as the extension of a language.

Hahahaha, the pear one is very funny! I love jokes that are simple and short, yet funny. Simple jokes are the best because they don't require you to think so much. Here is a joke I found that I think really fits the bill - Mi marido es un bombón. - ¿Es lindo? - No, es redondo y lleno de licor. I hope you guys like it. It's quite simple and easy to understand.

I'll explain my question a bit more by saying I didn't really see learning English as an investment back when I started learning it, because I was 16 years old back then and I didn't realize learning this language would open so many doors for me. Now I'm 26 years old and have lived a lot amazing (some not so amazing) experiences thanks to the fact I learnt the language; both in my personal and professional areas. So yeah, there is no doubt in my mind that learning English was probably the best investment ever, even if at the start I didn't even realize it. This has changed the way I used to see language learning, mostly because now I'm an adult with a lot financial responsibilities and don't really have a lot spare time to learn other languages for the pleasure of it. So if I learn a new language it must be one that will benefit me or one that I'll definitely be using on a daily basis. What about you? Did you see learning a new language as an investment? Why? Why not?

I'll definitely enjoy speaking in Spanish when I move to the Netherlands, specially with my friends I think that will open a world of possibilities for me, because I will be able to talk about several things in public and hopely will bond even more with my Spanish speaking friends, specially if they are also coming from Mexico. By the way, I also enjoy speaking English in public in my own country, because even tho we live next to the US, not many people know English. So I can freely speak English with my boyfriend, since I'm almost certain most people around us will not even know what we are talking about. Speaking a foreigner language in public is quite fun

I tried to learn other languages when I was younger, but I'd not consider them right now because it's been a long time since that. Some of the hardest languages I tried to learn were Finnish and old Norse, I was 16 yeas old at the time, so I really didn't think a lot about being practical or ever using those languages, specially old Norse I wasn't really serious about learning those languages, not as serious as I'm about learning Dutch. So right now I'd say the hardest language I've tried to learn (recently) is Dutch. I have also tried to learn colloquial Hebrew, but Dutch has been harder to learn. The harder part of learning dutch so far is the pronunciation and the spelling. It's so hard to predict the spelling of a word in dutch... because in most cases those two rarely match, like for example ''mevrouw''! WTF!? LOL, it sounds like the German ''frau'', but looks nothing like it!

I believe the reason why some people can't seem to be able to learn a second language varies greatly; some people are too lazy to put in the even the most minimal effort to learn and others just lack the natural ability to learn a new language. I believe everyone is capable to learn a language if she/he tries hard enough, but some people are natural language learners than can learn languages easily, while others need to put a lot more effort and patience into it.

''crazy'' and ''insane''. Lately I use those words referring to my trip to Europe. I often tell my boyfriend: ''It's so crazy we are just a few days away from going there!'' He often replies: ''Yeah, it's insane!''. Hehehe, when I use crazy in this context I mean it like ''wow!, can't believe time has flown by so quick!''. I had never stopped to think about this Denis, I guess we often use words that generally have a negative meaning, but can be used as a positive thing... I guess the positive meaning is inversely proportional to the word that is considered negative in most contexts.

I studied with deaf and dumb kids, and as far as I know there isn't an universal sign language. Sign language is as complex as your average spoken language, they even have slang words, those slang words have their own sign. I remember I learn the sign alphabet. The sign language is a really rich one, make no mistake Hehehe, they swore a lot at each other in that class! By the way, they believe that guy at Mandela's memorial has mental issues. I hope he gets the help he obviously needs.

That sounds amazing! Malaysians must have a good brain or language, I read the left hemisphere is responsible for that. I guess they exercise their brain often since they switch back and forth between languages and can speak at least 4 different languages. That's such a huge merit

I had seen this before a while ago, but I thought it was bogus. I personally like the Pimsleur approach, since it has done wonders for me, but I doubt is possible to learn a language in just 10 days. I believe they mean you can learn the basics of the language and a few useful phrases. If they say you an master any language after just 10 days, then I'm sure they are lying. The ad of this course looks like the kind of ads that promote miracle cures and products. That's the impression this ad gave me.

I love subtitles in general, not necessarily for learning English, but because I truly enjoy watching movies and series in their original language. In my opinion nothing beats watching a movie or a TV series in its original language, that's when subtitles can come in really handy! I'd never depend on subtitles entirely to learn a language tho. They can be really useful tho. My boyfriend swear he learnt English thanks to the fact most cartoons in the Netherlands were subtitled instead of dubbed. He learnt a lot English thanks to that. His spelling is horrible tho, but his pronunciation is ok.

Knowing the right languages can potentially open a lot doors for a person. It did for me at least, thank to the fact I learnt English I was preened with a lot amazing opportunities, if I hadn't learnt the language there is no way I 'd have been able to embrace all those opportunities. I believe knowing English has changed my life, thanks to it I've got some really cool jobs in the past, I also had the chance to travel a lot in the past and meet a lot people. So yeah, learning the right language can be super beneficial. It was for me and I couldn't be more grateful!

I write in forums a well, but that doesn't really help me to expand my vocabulary... my writing skills are good tho, I believe I learn more and more each day, but writing in forums isn't so stimulating, not as stimulating as writing my own articles and reviews online. I wish I could go back to that, that helped me a lot in the past... back when I worked doing that I managed to expand my vocabulary, but once I stopped my vocabulary shrunk and here I am struggling! Trying to find a way to stimulate my brain... and expand my vocabulary.

I spent a lot cash in the past, mostly on language learning books and courses. I lost the count of how much I spent on those books and courses to be honest. I might be spending a lot money in the future to learn dutch, my boyfriend told me we might buy a special dutch course or sign me up for a dutch language course. So we might spend quite a bit in the future. I don't plan to spend more cash in other languages tho, for now dutch is good. Plus I'm on a budget, so spending more money on language materials isn't the best idea right now.

Not necessarily, if you read my thread you will realize I'm learning Dutch, but I'm not enjoying it at all and I'm not learning it because I want to, but because I really have to in order to move there. I'm moving there for love, so 'm practically learning this language for love So as you can see no, not because a person is learning a language that means the person really like that language, that only applies when you are learning a language as a hobby, but since there are many reasons to learn a language... no, we can't generalize and say everyone learning a language is doing it because they like said language. Just look at all those persons trying to learn English, most of them don't enjoy it, but thy do it in hopes they might have a better future if they do so.

I have mentioned several times already: I'm currently learning dutch and not enjoying it at all. That's right, I love learning languages, but never ever thought of learning that language. Now I'm learning it because I really have to, not because I want to. This made me think of the languages I'd really love learning, my absolute favorite is with no doubt the Norwegian language It could be because I lived in Norway for a while in the past, or maybe because that language is really easy to learn! I really don't know, all I know is I really enjoyed learning that language. I forgot most of the Norwegian I learned in Norway, but I'd not hesitate to re-learn it all over again Learning that language was really pleasurable and easy. What languages would you love to learn or have loved to learn?

Well, I might feel a bit afraid of start talking in Dutch, but I'd never say I could feel ashamed of it. I could feel nervous and anxious tho but no afraid. The only scenario in which I'd think I could feel ashamed of speaking dutch is if I make a very shameful mistake while I speak it... like for example pronouncing a word in a way it sounds like a completely different one, like for example a rude word. Only in that situation I'd feel kinda ashamed.

I'm guessing he's scared, that's why he doesn't even make an effort and tries to excuse himself by saying this won't affect him at all. Actually this is a very common reaction for someone who is afraid of changes of failure. I experienced something like that as well, and let me tell you no matter what you guys say or do... he will not change. The only who can make him change is himself: the change must come within. But don't worry, he might come to his senses when he is faced with a situation that requires him to have a good English.

I took a short course when I was younger because I was thinking of teaching the language. I tsught english for a while after that. I never thought I'd do it, but I might start doing it again! This time it will be for a way better pay! I still need to see if my application is accepted, but hopely it will be Finally that short ESL course will come in handy! I know the basics about teaching

With english it was more like an accident - I call it destiny. I have mentioned this before, lol, but anyways here I go again: I learnt english on my own when I was 15 years old or so. I didn't even mean to, but one day I just felt the drive to go check Yahoo chat and listen to the things they were saying there as well as seeing what people typed. I guess my interest started when I tried to communicate with english speaking people on the internet and they tried to communicate back. So I guess I had no real reason to start learning english; I just did. As for Dutch... I don't really want to learn it; I have to learn it.

In spanish we count like this: From 1 to 10: Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, ocho, nueve and diez. From 11 to 20: Once, doce, trece, catorce, quince, diesiseis, diesisiete, diesiocho, diesinueve, veinte. So you basically need to memorize the first 20 numbers, but from that on it gets easier. For example to get the numbers after twenty all you have to do is to put ''veinti'' then add one of the first 9 numbers. For example: ''veintitres''. You can do the same with the next 70 numbers. From 30 to 100: treina, cuarenta, cincuenta, sesenta, setenta, ochenta noventa, cien. From 200 to 1,000: doscientos, trescientos, cuatrocientos, qunientos, seiscientos, sietecientos, ochocientos, novecientos, mil.

I've always studied alone, but I prefer practicing a language with a friend, or at least someone online. That's why I used the polyglot web site to find a language exchange buddy, so I could practice with someone on Skype. I actually did that a lot last year, I had a really good friend from Israel who was very interested on improving his english. Sadly we no longer talk, because his wife just had a baby last year, so he is really busy. I'd really recommend finding someone to practice with in one of those web sites.

Thankfully I have a laptop that has installed a spanish language pack, so even tho my keyboard doesn't have those characters I can switch back the spanish version by just pressing ALT + SHIFT. It still is tedious, and nothing beats having a spanish keyboard to type out all the accented letters and some special letters. I'm writing english most of the time, so right now I really don't miss all those shortcuts I had with my old spanish keyboard.

Nope, I'm an adult, so I leave any private matters to be discussed at home; no need for a coded language. In my eyes that would be too much effort for nothing, but I understand those who use them My mom and dad used some kind of coded language, that was basically them twisting some words. As an adult is so easy to understand it's useless, but as a kid I couldn't figure out what they were talking about