Canni

I've always been a kinesthetic learner. Once I've done something once or twice, I understand it. Math teachers have always been extremely hit or miss for me in that regard, because some will explain how something is done and leave us to it while others will walk us through how it's done while we have similar problems in front of us. When I have the former I tend to rely on the step-by-step sample problems in the textbook to get me through the class. This is one of the reasons I've always struggled while trying to teach myself a language. I need to be able to use what I'm learning, so I need either a classroom setting or just someone to practice with, or I'll end up forgetting pretty quickly.

Right at this moment I'm learning Korean, but I have a list of languages I'd like to learn. When and if I ever get a good grasp on Korean, I'll probably move on to either Russian or Arabic. I would also like to learn Arabic, Mandarin, French, Japanese and German, though I doubt I'll ever learn that many. I'm not putting high priority in being completely fluent in the languages I'd like to learn. Having a conversational grasp on at least of few of them it what I'm aiming for, but I would like to be fluent in Korean and Russian.

Yes. It doesn't matter who I'm talking to, how casual the conversation is, or what piece of technology I'm using, I always use correct English. It became a form of pride at some point, when I got my first cell phone and started texting friends and seeing the way they shortened words and the acronyms they used... I just never caught the habit. I will sometimes use 'lol', and when I'm being all-caps dramatic I'll use 'omg' but that's about as far as it goes for me. I never minded people who don't, especially once I was introduced to tumblr (text-speak is basically their native language) but I don't do it myself.

I don't think it's rude or disrespectful to correct someone's spelling/grammar if you're doing it to be informative rather than to be a dick. I've heard that the French are extremely picky about grammar, because they're very preservative and respectful over their own language. Seeing someone make mistakes and thinking it rude when someone corrects them is like watching someone trip and thinking it intrusive when someone tries to help them up. It's not rude or bad, and taking offense to it is childish. Learn from your mistakes, don't blame someone for pointing them out. But that's not what 'grammar Nazism' is. That is when people correct you as a form of shaming or to be condescending, which is never okay. It's a form of trolling, and should never be taken seriously.

I tend to be a decently fast reader. I have the ability to read pretty quickly, though I actively read slower with novels or content I know I have to absorb (like when studying from textbooks). I notice that I remember things better when I read at a moderate pace rather than as fast as I can. Though that's just English. I'm horrid slow when it comes to reading Korean. I can read it without much second-guessing now, but it takes me a pretty long time to get through sentences. I need a lot more practice.