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Lorigh

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  1. Me, too. I never used it but have you ever heard of someone who "borrowed me some money?" Instead of loaned me some money. I hear a lot of this in the midwest. Also wash is pronounced as "warsh"--huh?

    Here is an article that is extremely helpful to Americans and non-American speakers alike :)

    http://www.businessinsider.com/22-maps-that-show-the-deepest-linguistic-conflicts-in-america-2013-6?op=1

  2. Welcome Lori!

    Thank you for joining linguaholic.com and for introducing yourself! Hope you will have a great time here!

    If you should have any questions about the forums, do not hesitate to contact me or any of the loyal moderators here on linguaholic.com

    best wishes

    Marcel

    Thanks Marcel!

    I have only been on the site for a bit, but I am really enjoying it so far!

  3. What foreign languages have you learned well enough that you are truly conversational in them and how long did that take you?

    At one time I was conversational in German.  That took a little over a year (including 3 months in Germany).  I no longer am, unfortunately.

    I am still okay with basic conversational French but I couldn't call  myself 'truly' conversational anymore in that language either.  It took me much longer than German- probably about 4-6 years including a whole year living in France.

    I am conversational/fluent in Spanish, but that did not happen until I had to start speaking it on a daily basis.

  4. You must spend some study time alone to learn a new language. Studying with others is also important. I learned to speak French fluently the year I lived in Paris with a roommate who was from Bulgaria. The only language we had in common was French. I believe a new language can be learned best when you have no other choice but to use it.

    That is true. I studied Spanish for four years in high school and college, but I did not begin to really use it until I had to speak it with students and parents because it was our only means of communication.

  5. I watched Switched at Birth and it was my first experience watching entire conversations in sign language, aside from interpreters.

    I was surprised at the amount of emotions they could convey through hand gestures without using their voice.

    It was also pretty fascinating to learn there was a whole, fleshed-out culture for the Deaf.

    Does anyone know sign language?

    I teach at a school with a wing of Deaf students. I know a few things in order to be able to communicate with them. They are an amazing group of children. I love to watch them talk. Some of the teachers who work with them can hear, some cannot, and watching them communicate is fascinating. They do have a completely different culture.

  6. What is most difficult for you in a foreign language- reading, writing, or speaking? For me it is definitely writing, especially as I progress in a language.  Very early on, while I am still getting used to new sounds and pronunciation, I sometimes find speaking harder, but that usually lasts a few months at most.

    What is hardest for you and why?

    Speaking is the most difficult...by far. You can always look up something you need to write. But coming up with conversation on the fly...so difficult.

  7. Ok so that doesn't make sense, but it soon will. I am british, 50 and living in England and trying to learn Spanish. So that makes the title make sense now doesn't it. Anyway, I am looking to learn spanish as quick as I can. Maybe not really fluent, but as long as I can understand most conversations and buy things over in Spain with ease then I will be fine.

    Hola Adam! Beinvenidos a este direccion! Yo soy Lori, de los estados unidos. Yo hable espanol por mas de 25 anos! Yo espero que usted tiene suerte con aprendiendo de la lengua.

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