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I had a feeling you might enjoy the survey. Tom Send a noteboard - 24/06/2011 10:50:47 PM
The odd thing for me is that, despite all the languages, the only one I consistently feel confident in listing no matter what context it is presented in is Russian, because Russians tend to think that I am myself Russian and I have no problems drafting complex legal documents in Russian (so long as American law is being used - I took classes on the Russian legal system but it really is God's own little mystery when actually implemented).

On the level that most people here are discussing, though, my Chinese and Spanish are perfectly fine to list, and my French and German are okay as long as the conversation i-s c-o-n-d-u-c-t-e-d s-l-o-w-l-y. By Larry's standard, though, they're quite good (since he looks at the reading comprehension side of things as opposed to conversational side).

I would think German would be VERY easy for you if your native language is Dutch. And just why is Arabic complicated (for you) ?
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

Ummaka qinnassa nīk!

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/Simple Question: at what point do you tell people you "know" a language or "speak" it? - 24/06/2011 02:49:51 AM 877 Views
Here's what I tell various people - 24/06/2011 03:09:45 AM 672 Views
Interesting - 24/06/2011 10:23:04 PM 627 Views
I thought the same - 24/06/2011 10:29:03 PM 1092 Views
Not sure but I am almost there with English *NM* - 24/06/2011 03:52:30 AM 271 Views
neat question. - 24/06/2011 06:36:09 AM 638 Views
I'd say it depends on the purpose... - 24/06/2011 10:04:48 AM 801 Views
I agree that it varies on why you're being asked - 24/06/2011 10:45:02 AM 735 Views
- 24/06/2011 09:01:42 PM 587 Views
I tend to give a long speech - 24/06/2011 11:02:22 AM 640 Views
Agree with jh - 24/06/2011 02:19:21 PM 654 Views
I think if you would be able to make not just basic needs known... - 24/06/2011 04:58:05 PM 654 Views
check noteboard *NM* - 25/06/2011 04:38:48 PM 412 Views
Very good question. - 24/06/2011 08:22:47 PM 711 Views
I had a feeling you might enjoy the survey. - 24/06/2011 10:50:47 PM 552 Views
What can I say, I'm predictable? - 25/06/2011 01:00:49 AM 645 Views
Two words: constant practice - 25/06/2011 02:34:52 AM 698 Views
True. - 25/06/2011 04:13:06 PM 662 Views
"Sank beneath the the waves of the Lethe" is an incredible phrase. *NM* - 26/06/2011 06:01:00 AM 271 Views
Glad you enjoyed it! *NM* - 26/06/2011 05:08:49 PM 328 Views
If you have at least an elementary school understanding of the language - 24/06/2011 10:19:45 PM 619 Views
My own survey answers - 24/06/2011 11:07:12 PM 673 Views
Funny how your taste in languages still to learn parallels mine to a great extent. - 25/06/2011 01:04:36 AM 607 Views
Yeah, and I realized that last list should include Farsi and Arabic. - 25/06/2011 02:24:06 AM 606 Views
I suppose Farsi must be easier than Arabic. - 26/06/2011 11:18:23 AM 653 Views
Yes and no. - 26/06/2011 05:08:29 PM 1705 Views
Interesting. Makes sense, I guess. - 26/06/2011 05:49:25 PM 644 Views
The timing of your question makes me giggle. - 26/06/2011 04:05:07 AM 716 Views

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