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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 1208 Views
oh my gosh. I just realized I don't have any. nossy - 28/07/2010 03:12:23 AM 908 Views
Quick! Buy one and leave it on your shelf! *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 03:21:32 AM 554 Views
Oh. That's why. nossy - 28/07/2010 03:52:25 AM 912 Views
A lot. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 03:35:05 AM 985 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 496 Views
Heh. Not so many, considering. *NM* Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 07:16:38 AM 459 Views
considering? *NM* random thoughts - 29/07/2010 01:22:57 PM 513 Views
Oh come on. L'Etranger is short, and interesting. Legolas - 28/07/2010 10:27:33 AM 941 Views
It's not as short when you read it in a foreign language . *NM* Tim - 28/07/2010 12:18:47 PM 441 Views
True, but it's not too hard French either, as I recall. *NM* Legolas - 28/07/2010 01:10:21 PM 524 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 570 Views
Vraiment, et j'étudiais ce langue pour juste deux ans. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 07:34:00 PM 875 Views
I still think it's ridiculous to claim you're bad at languages. Legolas - 28/07/2010 07:50:06 PM 1014 Views
Bull-headed perserverance isn't the same as skill. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 09:27:06 PM 889 Views
Eh. Easily learning vocabulary isn't the same as skill, either. Legolas - 28/07/2010 09:46:02 PM 1378 Views
Re: Eh. Easily learning vocabulary isn't the same as skill, either. DomA - 02/08/2010 03:51:52 AM 1583 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 926 Views
Not really... DomA - 04/08/2010 02:02:12 PM 1227 Views
no but it is often superior random thoughts - 29/07/2010 02:30:05 PM 867 Views
Well, here's to hoping. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/07/2010 10:20:26 PM 425 Views
Unfinished? 2. Never Started? Quite a few Tavi - 28/07/2010 04:04:31 AM 1030 Views
I have a lot I haven't started either *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 04:20:02 AM 561 Views
Describes me as well. *NM* PhotoJim - 31/07/2010 03:25:53 PM 612 Views
unstarted yes, unfinished no.... *NM* temeraire - 28/07/2010 05:35:43 AM 622 Views
Because of the way I read, quite a few Camilla - 28/07/2010 08:46:28 AM 838 Views
Oh, tons. Legolas - 28/07/2010 10:30:26 AM 976 Views
Just the ongoing ones, none I have given up on. snoopcester - 28/07/2010 03:13:19 PM 909 Views
Speaking as someone with a Masters of Accountancy I feel your pain *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 04:12:19 PM 497 Views
the borque series by stephen niall and war and peace *NM* Foxhead - 28/07/2010 03:50:08 PM 581 Views
A few Stephen - 28/07/2010 04:51:33 PM 1056 Views
I don't have any Lady Leslie - 28/07/2010 05:17:48 PM 963 Views
at least a dozen random thoughts - 28/07/2010 05:26:07 PM 1055 Views
Also, because this is really bugging me, "lying." Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 09:50:30 PM 1043 Views
Heh. *Fistbump* for a fellow grammar nazi. *NM* Michael - 29/07/2010 03:05:24 PM 591 Views
OK random thoughts - 29/07/2010 05:15:28 PM 987 Views
For grammar nerds, it's probably wishful thinking. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/07/2010 10:19:26 PM 454 Views
Hah! Speak for yourself. *NM* Rebekah - 31/07/2010 11:02:17 PM 445 Views
None. I don't believe in it. Craig - 29/07/2010 06:53:27 AM 1141 Views
Seven unfinished. Two unopened. Michael - 29/07/2010 03:09:18 PM 990 Views
Remember them all will be tough, lol! A Deathwatch Guard - 30/07/2010 04:42:45 AM 919 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 995 Views
This is just the ones sitting on my To Read shelf... heartbreak - 30/07/2010 04:06:58 PM 1022 Views
Coldfire Trilogy Iamshadowkiller - 14/08/2010 07:20:51 PM 960 Views
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