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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 1261 Views
oh my gosh. I just realized I don't have any. nossy - 28/07/2010 03:12:23 AM 962 Views
Quick! Buy one and leave it on your shelf! *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 03:21:32 AM 582 Views
Oh. That's why. nossy - 28/07/2010 03:52:25 AM 971 Views
A lot. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 03:35:05 AM 1036 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 527 Views
Heh. Not so many, considering. *NM* Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 07:16:38 AM 485 Views
considering? *NM* random thoughts - 29/07/2010 01:22:57 PM 541 Views
Oh come on. L'Etranger is short, and interesting. Legolas - 28/07/2010 10:27:33 AM 991 Views
It's not as short when you read it in a foreign language . *NM* Tim - 28/07/2010 12:18:47 PM 468 Views
True, but it's not too hard French either, as I recall. *NM* Legolas - 28/07/2010 01:10:21 PM 581 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 601 Views
Vraiment, et j'étudiais ce langue pour juste deux ans. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 07:34:00 PM 926 Views
I still think it's ridiculous to claim you're bad at languages. Legolas - 28/07/2010 07:50:06 PM 1068 Views
Bull-headed perserverance isn't the same as skill. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 09:27:06 PM 942 Views
Eh. Easily learning vocabulary isn't the same as skill, either. Legolas - 28/07/2010 09:46:02 PM 1448 Views
Re: Eh. Easily learning vocabulary isn't the same as skill, either. DomA - 02/08/2010 03:51:52 AM 1642 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 974 Views
Not really... DomA - 04/08/2010 02:02:12 PM 1276 Views
no but it is often superior random thoughts - 29/07/2010 02:30:05 PM 925 Views
Well, here's to hoping. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/07/2010 10:20:26 PM 453 Views
Unfinished? 2. Never Started? Quite a few Tavi - 28/07/2010 04:04:31 AM 1098 Views
I have a lot I haven't started either *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 04:20:02 AM 589 Views
Describes me as well. *NM* PhotoJim - 31/07/2010 03:25:53 PM 644 Views
unstarted yes, unfinished no.... *NM* temeraire - 28/07/2010 05:35:43 AM 648 Views
Because of the way I read, quite a few Camilla - 28/07/2010 08:46:28 AM 891 Views
Oh, tons. Legolas - 28/07/2010 10:30:26 AM 1030 Views
Just the ongoing ones, none I have given up on. snoopcester - 28/07/2010 03:13:19 PM 963 Views
Speaking as someone with a Masters of Accountancy I feel your pain *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 04:12:19 PM 531 Views
the borque series by stephen niall and war and peace *NM* Foxhead - 28/07/2010 03:50:08 PM 607 Views
A few Stephen - 28/07/2010 04:51:33 PM 1108 Views
I don't have any Lady Leslie - 28/07/2010 05:17:48 PM 1023 Views
at least a dozen random thoughts - 28/07/2010 05:26:07 PM 1115 Views
Also, because this is really bugging me, "lying." Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 09:50:30 PM 1099 Views
Heh. *Fistbump* for a fellow grammar nazi. *NM* Michael - 29/07/2010 03:05:24 PM 619 Views
OK random thoughts - 29/07/2010 05:15:28 PM 1042 Views
For grammar nerds, it's probably wishful thinking. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/07/2010 10:19:26 PM 479 Views
Hah! Speak for yourself. *NM* Rebekah - 31/07/2010 11:02:17 PM 472 Views
None. I don't believe in it. Craig - 29/07/2010 06:53:27 AM 1198 Views
Seven unfinished. Two unopened. Michael - 29/07/2010 03:09:18 PM 1047 Views
Remember them all will be tough, lol! A Deathwatch Guard - 30/07/2010 04:42:45 AM 980 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 1049 Views
This is just the ones sitting on my To Read shelf... heartbreak - 30/07/2010 04:06:58 PM 1078 Views
Coldfire Trilogy Iamshadowkiller - 14/08/2010 07:20:51 PM 1013 Views
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