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For those who know both, or are relatively familiar with both: which one is easier to learn? If there isn't a significant difference in difficulty in learning either language, what are some of the main differences between both?
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Wordplay - Riddles That Make You Think
zambothegreat replied to Believeinsomething's topic in English Language | Discussion
He could tell them what his favorite food is. They wouldn't know if he was telling the truth or not, so they would have to let him go. -
I'm a slow reader. I generally take my time with a lot of things. That's how I'm hardwired. I like to fully absorb what I'm reading, catch nuances that I wouldn't have appreciated otherwise, etc.
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What makes learning a new language fun?
zambothegreat replied to mareebaybay's topic in Language Learning
If you're the kind of person that enjoys learning in general, then you'll enjoy learning a new language. There have been numerous studies suggesting that the brain grows whenever you learn, and it makes sense. Here's one pertaining to learning a new language. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121008082953.htm -
Your Opinions On Subtitles And Dubbing
zambothegreat replied to Baburra's topic in Language Learning
I always prefer the original language + subtitles. Hearing dubs, and seeing the lips moving the wrong way really irks me. I have seen films where the dubs sounded good, but still, subtitles are the way to go for me. -
lol where do you live? I would assume anyone would be able to speak English since I live in Canada. There are any amount of ethnic groups here, so it's not uncommon to see someone who looks Spanish, African, Mediterranean, etc.
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Twilight Saga VS 50 Shades of Grey: Which was written better?
zambothegreat replied to DiesIrae's topic in English Literature
I can't say I've had the pleasure of reading either masterful work, but I have read small excerpts from both, and I think I was a better writer when I was 12. And I'm still not a good writer in my early 20s. -
Do you think "body language" translates between cultures?
zambothegreat replied to justusforus's topic in Language Learning
Haha. I always stroke my beard. I guess I'd be constantly sending out mating calls. -
Ever wish you had a differnt native tongue?
zambothegreat replied to Dame6089's topic in Language Learning
I'm glad that my native tongue is English since it's an international language. That being said, my ethnicity is Greek, and despite the fact that I'm not too good at speaking it, I still have a Greek-guido accent when I speak English. So, I wish my native tongue would've been Greek instead of English. Or even French. -
Do you ever think about how life would be without language.
zambothegreat replied to mareebaybay's topic in Language Learning
I've thought about that more than a few times. For me, it would be beneficial since I have a very monotone voice, and it's hard for to be expressive, even if I'm somewhat passionate/interested in whatever it is that I'm talking about. I read people very well, so I think life without language would be better for me. Plus, I'm okay at drawing, so there's that too. -
Do you think "body language" translates between cultures?
zambothegreat replied to justusforus's topic in Language Learning
I think for the most part body language does cross over. But I know that if you try to make eye contact in Japan, it's considered offensive. Eye contact isn't necessarily body language, but still. -
Mother Tongue of Immigrants Getting Lost in Future
zambothegreat replied to Preya_M's topic in Language Learning
I don't think something like that will happen for hundreds of years. Even if there was an event that involved an Alexander or a Hitler attempting to assimilate international cultures, popular languages like the plethora of Indian dialects and Oriental dialects would probably not die out. -
Shakespeare's influence on the English vocabulary
zambothegreat replied to thekernel's topic in English Vocabulary
You should never say never, but it doesn't seem likely. By today's world, do you mean your lifetime, or the 21st century, or something else? I think when eugenics and the consumption/insertion of nanomachines becomes commonplace, there will undoubtedly be multiple prolific writers on the same level as Shakespeare, or greater. That might happen in half a century, or later. But I don't think there's going to be a dude who can be as prolific and as influential as Shakespeare in the next 10-15 years. -
English practice
zambothegreat replied to caparica007's topic in English Lounge - Conversations in English only
Made a couple small fixes, but that's the goal of this thread, right? -
What English words do you find hard?
zambothegreat replied to wholesaleblogger's topic in English Language | Discussion
Even though English is my mother tongue, I screw up on pronouncing certain sounds fairly often. It's mostly with words in succession. Like, on words where I need to stress a d or t sound, like in "want" or "candidate". Saying the words is easy, but if I say "I want to go to X", more often than not, it'll come out "I wanna go to X". -
English words taken from Old French
zambothegreat replied to wholesaleblogger's topic in English Language | Discussion
I had learnt in high school that a lot of English terms for food and terms related to food derive from French, but it's interesting to see them in a list like that. There's also "banana", which derives from "banane"; "dinner", which derives from "diner" (the i should have a ^ where the dot is); and baguette. -
That's something that was taught to me very early on in school, either 1st or 2nd grade. I never payed any mind to it since I was never good with remembering "rules" like that, but it really is an idiotic thing to teach to kids. I wonder how many people it has legitimately helped.
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It happens to me fairly often. It seems to happen when I'm particularly focused on what the next words will be that come out of my mouth, instead of just letting the words come naturally. It's hard to explain. It obviously happens to a lot of people in public speaking situations, but it happens to me when I'm in a one-on-one conversation, and with mundane words.
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Mother Tongue of Immigrants Getting Lost in Future
zambothegreat replied to Preya_M's topic in Language Learning
In your last sentence, what does "everyone" mean? Everyone in North America, or the world? Even if it's the former, I don't think it'll get to the point where everyone will be speaking the same language. It's just not realistic. Unless there's a similar event to the Ice Age, then maybe. -
How is it possible to learn 6+ languages?
zambothegreat replied to Preya_M's topic in Language Learning
What happened to your campaign against capitalization? 6 languages isn't out of the realm of possibility for most people. Learning languages that are similar is obviously easier than learning languages that are completely different in their lexicon. Learning Portuguese when you already speak Spanish would be easy. I speak English, French, and Greek. I don't think I would have too hard a time learning Russian or Spanish or Italian.