Baburra

I agree. I think reading and writing helps you become more conscious of what you're learning so you're able to retain it more. I've found this to be the case when I was learning Chinese and I think this applies very well to that language since their writings are very image oriented in nature so it helps you get a visual of what that word is implying.

This is very cool, thanks for sharing, I myself learned a lot of my English words from having a Word of the day in class so this is right up my alley. I'm sure this does help a lot and I just hope I can find it or something similar for ios because I don't have an android phone yet.

I agree. I learned Chinese at school and I can't remember the lessons or speak half as well as my friends who have families who speak to at home. My family unfortunately always just spoke to me in English at home so the lessons never stuck. Also I guess it's mostly due to the fact that what we were learning at school was a completely different dialect of what was being spoken at home but the upside is that I get a basic knowledge of both, at least.

I do think it's easier to learn languages of neighboring countries because usually those cultures already spill over to your area in the first place, so learning it would only feel like second nature or the next step. It would definitely still take some effort though, but I think because of the familiarity it becomes way easier as compared to someone who is from far away and has no idea of the culture at all. Also I think it helps if the language you speak already has a similar tone and accent.

I think the similar accents and cultures help a lot. People from neighboring countries probably already feel very at home with the environment and culture of the countries surrounding them and the language already sounds similar so it's probably not as hard as learning something from the other end of the spectrum. I've never tried myself but I have heard the similar tones when I travelled to nearby countries in Asia.

I think there is no limit in the number of languages a person can learn, for the most part, but probably every person's limit is different. Some that may excel in this area may have an easier time acquiring skills in it while some may have a bit more trouble so they may only be able to learn one or two other languages. It's similar to how some people are naturally great at math and they find it easy to explore it to the fullest while some have trouble even with the beginning parts.

I think learning about it before or after could prove to be beneficial, if not, at the very least it should feel fulfilling, in my opinion, because it would at least provide for extra information that is interesting. I don't think it's entirely necessary for learning a new language, nor do I really think it helps all that much but you could certainly appreciate the language a whole lot more when you find out the history behind it.

Good choice and I absolutely agree. I think that would be one of the more overlooked words whenever someone is asked of their favorite word but you are right, it encompasses a lot of meanings and emotions in a very poetic way and its simplicity only adds more to the charm.

What it do has always been very amusing for me for some reason. I don't know what it is about the phrase exactly but maybe it's just because it isn't grammatically correct and yet it sounds right and very fluid. Also I find it to be one of the most laid back ways you could greet someone.

I'm not a professional writer but my rule for myself whenever I'm writing is to just write as how I would speak. I think readers tend to pick up on when the author is writing as naturally as possible and it probably contributes a lot of charm and personality to the writing itself. A least that is how I feel whenever I read something I consider to be well written.

I wouldn't say I've noticed it in men and women but I agree that some people do tend to be more inclined to perfectionism than others. I've had both male and female friends who've had no trouble with speaking to me either in English or my native language even if they couldn't form a whole sentence just as long as the idea was conveyed.

I think I'd train the child as early as possible. I wouldn't necessarily rely on the age as a measure as I would rather just do it by feel but if I had to guess I'd say around 2 or 3 would be the ideal age for me to start introducing foreign language words. That way by the time they are more conscious they would already have a few of the basics and wouldn't have to struggle so hard with memorization.

I don't think I've ever heard this tip before but I agree that it is very handy as it is truly memorable. I've long since forgotten the lessons I've learned in elementary regarding terminologies of sentence structures etc but I remember doing something similar to remember this which is to use "by" at the end and it helped me a lot in passing my English subjects.

I honestly don't know much about poems but I think it's very good. I think it really is necessary to express yourself in any way you can and poems sometimes can do it best instead of drawings or songs. I've attempted to write some of my own in the past but I'm not that good at it.

I think I'll gravitate naturally towards doing it this way but I wouldn't actively seek it out. I would definitely try to enroll them in some class for learning another language though just for the sake of diversifying their cultural education and also I think it serves as a good tool for work later on in life anyway. It's best to get them started while they are young so they have a lot more time and a lot more curiosity to learn.

My personal rule is to just use a maximum of 2 commas per sentence because I think anything over that could be best said with two sentences. I don't exactly know the technical rules, but I think it's best to put them before words like "but" or "and", since those usually connote the start of a related new thought.

I'd say I'm more knowledgeable but not necessarily smarter. I consider myself to be just as clueless as I always was because my traits stem too far back to my childhood when there still wasn't any internet. I think the newer generation will definitely be smarter though since there's so many things available to them at their developmental stage and way before they are set in their ways.

I think it's possible but I'm guessing it's more due to the tune than the lyrics, to be honest. Just by the rhythm and the tune you could probably get a good grasp of what the song is about but even then you still can't be completely sure, or the lyrics might just not translate as well to another language you're more familiar with.

I was fortunate enough to learn English as a second language from a very young age so I don't think I had as much trouble with it as people who are only starting at later ages, but I do remember some parts of my English education being a bit challenging, although not that much that I would call it difficult.

I like the word schadenfreude which is a German word that means to take pleasure in someone else' smithery or misfortune. I find it amusing that they have a word for it and I find it even more amusing that other cultures don't since the rain is essentially present in most humans.

I was once guilty of making this mistake a lot, but I decided to try and structure my sentences more properly. After a while, I figured out that I was just not putting in enough punctuations so my sentences which made them too long and thus a bit more difficult to follow and understand. I'm sure my method still isn't perfect but I think it's definitely a huge improvement.

Cord and chord would be a good example of this. I myself had a bit of confusion when I was younger and only starting to learn about the different English words and meanings, and since we are a musical family I learned about chords earlier on but at the start I was thinking it was called that because of the strings on instruments being called cords.

I've grown up hearing and understanding English even if it's not our native language but from my perspective it sounds like it's very structured and an equal balance of casual and formal. I don't really know how well of an explanation this is but I'm having a bit of trouble since I've never had to describe this before, but it is a very good question.

This doesn't happen for me. I think it's because I've always seen the different languages as distinct and have always been aware of their differences. I guess the closest that it happened would be that I may have interchanged some words that sound alike but I usually am able to catch it before I speak or write it out, fortunately. I will have to pay more attention to see if this does happen to me.

My brother tried this with me once when he was trying to learn Spanish but it never really took off because I just wasn't as into it as he was. I think it takes a lot of dedication to learn a new language and if you are not completely sold on it then the chances are strong that you eventually will lose interest.