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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 1289 Views
oh my gosh. I just realized I don't have any. nossy - 28/07/2010 03:12:23 AM 985 Views
Quick! Buy one and leave it on your shelf! *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 03:21:32 AM 595 Views
Oh. That's why. nossy - 28/07/2010 03:52:25 AM 1002 Views
A lot. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 03:35:05 AM 1064 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 537 Views
Heh. Not so many, considering. *NM* Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 07:16:38 AM 497 Views
considering? *NM* random thoughts - 29/07/2010 01:22:57 PM 555 Views
Oh come on. L'Etranger is short, and interesting. Legolas - 28/07/2010 10:27:33 AM 1020 Views
It's not as short when you read it in a foreign language . *NM* Tim - 28/07/2010 12:18:47 PM 479 Views
True, but it's not too hard French either, as I recall. *NM* Legolas - 28/07/2010 01:10:21 PM 594 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 611 Views
Vraiment, et j'étudiais ce langue pour juste deux ans. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 07:34:00 PM 957 Views
I still think it's ridiculous to claim you're bad at languages. Legolas - 28/07/2010 07:50:06 PM 1096 Views
Bull-headed perserverance isn't the same as skill. Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 09:27:06 PM 970 Views
Eh. Easily learning vocabulary isn't the same as skill, either. Legolas - 28/07/2010 09:46:02 PM 1480 Views
Re: Eh. Easily learning vocabulary isn't the same as skill, either. DomA - 02/08/2010 03:51:52 AM 1675 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 1014 Views
Not really... DomA - 04/08/2010 02:02:12 PM 1308 Views
no but it is often superior random thoughts - 29/07/2010 02:30:05 PM 958 Views
Well, here's to hoping. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/07/2010 10:20:26 PM 465 Views
Unfinished? 2. Never Started? Quite a few Tavi - 28/07/2010 04:04:31 AM 1125 Views
I have a lot I haven't started either *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 04:20:02 AM 602 Views
Describes me as well. *NM* PhotoJim - 31/07/2010 03:25:53 PM 659 Views
unstarted yes, unfinished no.... *NM* temeraire - 28/07/2010 05:35:43 AM 662 Views
Because of the way I read, quite a few Camilla - 28/07/2010 08:46:28 AM 925 Views
Oh, tons. Legolas - 28/07/2010 10:30:26 AM 1062 Views
Just the ongoing ones, none I have given up on. snoopcester - 28/07/2010 03:13:19 PM 994 Views
Speaking as someone with a Masters of Accountancy I feel your pain *NM* Dark Knight - 28/07/2010 04:12:19 PM 544 Views
the borque series by stephen niall and war and peace *NM* Foxhead - 28/07/2010 03:50:08 PM 618 Views
A few Stephen - 28/07/2010 04:51:33 PM 1143 Views
I don't have any Lady Leslie - 28/07/2010 05:17:48 PM 1051 Views
at least a dozen random thoughts - 28/07/2010 05:26:07 PM 1146 Views
Also, because this is really bugging me, "lying." Ghavrel - 28/07/2010 09:50:30 PM 1124 Views
Heh. *Fistbump* for a fellow grammar nazi. *NM* Michael - 29/07/2010 03:05:24 PM 627 Views
OK random thoughts - 29/07/2010 05:15:28 PM 1069 Views
For grammar nerds, it's probably wishful thinking. *NM* Ghavrel - 31/07/2010 10:19:26 PM 491 Views
Hah! Speak for yourself. *NM* Rebekah - 31/07/2010 11:02:17 PM 483 Views
None. I don't believe in it. Craig - 29/07/2010 06:53:27 AM 1223 Views
Seven unfinished. Two unopened. Michael - 29/07/2010 03:09:18 PM 1073 Views
Remember them all will be tough, lol! A Deathwatch Guard - 30/07/2010 04:42:45 AM 1015 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 1080 Views
This is just the ones sitting on my To Read shelf... heartbreak - 30/07/2010 04:06:58 PM 1103 Views
Coldfire Trilogy Iamshadowkiller - 14/08/2010 07:20:51 PM 1044 Views
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