Limezero
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Ever tried reading a religious text in a foreign language?
Limezero replied to SpringBreeze's topic in Language Learning
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When did you start to learn a second language?
Limezero replied to cbintz's topic in Language Learning
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Do you over use "LOL" when you write to your friends?
Limezero replied to Jaxter's topic in English Language | Discussion
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Your favorite English Quotes
Limezero replied to linguaholic's topic in English Language | Discussion
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I do that all the time. I think it has something to do with thinking on your own while reading something. Your mind loses the thread and doesn't know what to focus on. It happens to me a lot when I'm reading novels, especially at boring parts.
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Your least favorite English accent
Limezero replied to Aphex's topic in English Language | Discussion
My least favourites have probably got to be Indian/Punjabi accents. There's just something about the language that makes it completely incompatible with English. Same with Arabian and other "middle-Eastern" languages. I also don't like Asian accents much, but I wouldn't go as far as ridiculing them ("engrish" and whatnot). -
Do you Start sentences with Conjuctions like But?
Limezero replied to wameyo's topic in English Language | Discussion
I think the main issue with using "but" everywhere is that the context is typically wrong. Starting a sentence with the word "but" without there being anything to follow up makes you sound like you're trying to prove something wrong, without there actually being such a thing present in the conversation to begin with. Sentences such as "Everyone but Jack arrived today.", or "I like these shoes, but they're a bit too tight." are grammatically correct uses. I personally despise its usage as a way to follow up what another person said, though. It feels intrusive and annoying, it almost makes it sound like the person themselves was trying to use that word in the first place, as if to suggest "Surely, this is what you would say". -
A good way I find to know whether or not you're actually proficient at speaking a language you're trying to learn is whether or not you're actually capable of thinking in it. If you can actually form coherent thoughts, even while having difficulties speaking or writing in that language, you're on your way to becoming a fluent. Otherwise, you're just translating sentences from your native language, and thinking about how this phrase would sound in Spanish or French.
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I think it's not much of an issue of brain capacity as much is it a limit of time. You could probably memorize the language and grammar of 10-15 languages if you speak them on a regular basis and put your mind to it, but the time it takes to actually do so is beyond what most people find reasonable. There's not much use for knowing so many languages either, unless you travel across the globe on a regular basis and insist on using the native languages wherever you go. If you take English into account, most people speak about 2 or 3 languages without a hitch, and it doesn't affect their memory capacity whatsoever. The problem is the time and dedication it takes to learn more than that, and use them on a frequent enough basis that you don't forget what you've already learned.
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What aids do you use to learn you new language?
Limezero replied to wholesaleblogger's topic in Language Learning
My biggest "secret weapon" is probably watching movies in the language I'm trying to learn, and getting subtitles for them. It's mostly useful once you have a general idea of the language and its grammar, but it increases the process pretty swiftly after that. Reading articles or posts on the internet in that language is also helpful, especially in learning slang and modern language usage. -
For me, it's the word "silly". I've heard it in so many condescending posts and an "ironic" context that it became a word I tend to avoid altogether, even if people are sincere about its usage. There are a few other words and phrases like it - and on the other hand there are ones that make me automatically pay attention to the speaker, and think highly of them. Language is a strange thing.
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Pretty much. Language is constantly evolving, and words that were considered offensive "street language" are now becoming the norm across households worldwide. It's not only English either, most people are adopting slang words and using them in informal contexts without even thinking about it.
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Do you over use "LOL" when you write to your friends?
Limezero replied to Jaxter's topic in English Language | Discussion
I'll never understand people who use "lol" in spoken conversation, be it in real life or over the phone/internet. It's the vocalization of an abbreviated term which refers to a vocal sound you could just make in the first place. It's like saying "ha ha" without actually laughing, it feels insincere and false.