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Bull-headed perserverance isn't the same as skill. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 28/07/2010 09:27:06 PM
(Btw, j'ai étudié, in this case. And cette langue.)

Heh, thanks. You know, I was pretty sure it was cette langue, but I checked my dictionary and it told me langue was masculine. I guess I should be happy my instincts are right.

For the tense, why passe compose? I figured imparfait wasn't right, but it seemed better for "have been studying." Come to think of it, what IS the tense of "have been running?" one of my coworkers just looked it up and she said present perfect continuous, which I suppose makes sense...

I know the grammar of ancient Greek better than the grammar of my native tongue. :(
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla

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How many unfinished books do you have laying around? Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 03:09:29 AM 1077 Views
oh my gosh. I just realized I don't have any. nossy - 28/07/2010 03:12:23 AM 758 Views
Quick! Buy one and leave it on your shelf! *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 03:21:32 AM 495 Views
Oh. That's why. nossy - 28/07/2010 03:52:25 AM 795 Views
A lot. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 03:35:05 AM 862 Views
Plenty of foreign books I see. I can't even finish books in English! *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 03:39:38 AM 431 Views
Heh. Not so many, considering. *NM* Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 07:16:38 AM 397 Views
considering? *NM* random thoughts - 29/07/2010 01:22:57 PM 451 Views
Oh come on. L'Etranger is short, and interesting. Legolas - 28/07/2010 10:27:33 AM 808 Views
It's not as short when you read it in a foreign language . *NM* Tim - 28/07/2010 12:18:47 PM 379 Views
True, but it's not too hard French either, as I recall. *NM* Legolas - 28/07/2010 01:10:21 PM 453 Views
Ça, c'est vrai. Mais c'est bien plus difficile que la langue maternelle du lecteur. *NM* Tim - 28/07/2010 03:10:50 PM 494 Views
Vraiment, et j'étudiais ce langue pour juste deux ans. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 07:34:00 PM 762 Views
I still think it's ridiculous to claim you're bad at languages. Legolas - 28/07/2010 07:50:06 PM 887 Views
Bull-headed perserverance isn't the same as skill. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 09:27:06 PM 757 Views
Eh. Easily learning vocabulary isn't the same as skill, either. Legolas - 28/07/2010 09:46:02 PM 1186 Views
Re: Eh. Easily learning vocabulary isn't the same as skill, either. DomA - 02/08/2010 03:51:52 AM 1422 Views
I guess you're an exception to what we were saying about people not knowing their own grammar. Legolas - 02/08/2010 12:29:15 PM 794 Views
Not really... DomA - 04/08/2010 02:02:12 PM 1088 Views
no but it is often superior random thoughts - 29/07/2010 02:30:05 PM 747 Views
Well, here's to hoping. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/07/2010 10:20:26 PM 375 Views
Unfinished? 2. Never Started? Quite a few Tavi - 28/07/2010 04:04:31 AM 891 Views
I have a lot I haven't started either *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 04:20:02 AM 503 Views
Describes me as well. *NM* PhotoJim - 31/07/2010 03:25:53 PM 552 Views
unstarted yes, unfinished no.... *NM* temeraire - 28/07/2010 05:35:43 AM 570 Views
Because of the way I read, quite a few Camilla - 28/07/2010 08:46:28 AM 708 Views
Oh, tons. Legolas - 28/07/2010 10:30:26 AM 852 Views
Just the ongoing ones, none I have given up on. snoopcester - 28/07/2010 03:13:19 PM 773 Views
Speaking as someone with a Masters of Accountancy I feel your pain *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 04:12:19 PM 443 Views
the borque series by stephen niall and war and peace *NM* Foxhead - 28/07/2010 03:50:08 PM 517 Views
A few Stephen - 28/07/2010 04:51:33 PM 932 Views
I don't have any Lady Leslie - 28/07/2010 05:17:48 PM 845 Views
at least a dozen random thoughts - 28/07/2010 05:26:07 PM 932 Views
Also, because this is really bugging me, "lying." Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 09:50:30 PM 926 Views
Heh. *Fistbump* for a fellow grammar nazi. *NM* Michael - 29/07/2010 03:05:24 PM 519 Views
OK random thoughts - 29/07/2010 05:15:28 PM 862 Views
For grammar nerds, it's probably wishful thinking. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/07/2010 10:19:26 PM 391 Views
Hah! Speak for yourself. *NM* Rebekah - 31/07/2010 11:02:17 PM 389 Views
None. I don't believe in it. Craig - 29/07/2010 06:53:27 AM 1006 Views
Seven unfinished. Two unopened. Michael - 29/07/2010 03:09:18 PM 869 Views
Remember them all will be tough, lol! A Deathwatch Guard - 30/07/2010 04:42:45 AM 800 Views
Maybe a dozen but many of them were sources for school. I plan to read them because they... everynametaken - 30/07/2010 06:17:14 AM 872 Views
This is just the ones sitting on my To Read shelf... heartbreak - 30/07/2010 04:06:58 PM 902 Views
Coldfire Trilogy Iamshadowkiller - 14/08/2010 07:20:51 PM 829 Views
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