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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 1016 Views
Here's what I tell various people - 24/06/2011 03:09:45 AM 814 Views
Interesting - 24/06/2011 10:23:04 PM 743 Views
I thought the same - 24/06/2011 10:29:03 PM 1222 Views
Not sure but I am almost there with English *NM* - 24/06/2011 03:52:30 AM 341 Views
neat question. - 24/06/2011 06:36:09 AM 775 Views
I'd say it depends on the purpose... - 24/06/2011 10:04:48 AM 941 Views
I agree that it varies on why you're being asked - 24/06/2011 10:45:02 AM 863 Views
- 24/06/2011 09:01:42 PM 717 Views
I tend to give a long speech - 24/06/2011 11:02:22 AM 765 Views
Agree with jh - 24/06/2011 02:19:21 PM 780 Views
I think if you would be able to make not just basic needs known... - 24/06/2011 04:58:05 PM 781 Views
check noteboard *NM* - 25/06/2011 04:38:48 PM 481 Views
Very good question. - 24/06/2011 08:22:47 PM 849 Views
I had a feeling you might enjoy the survey. - 24/06/2011 10:50:47 PM 692 Views
What can I say, I'm predictable? - 25/06/2011 01:00:49 AM 794 Views
Two words: constant practice - 25/06/2011 02:34:52 AM 830 Views
True. - 25/06/2011 04:13:06 PM 806 Views
"Sank beneath the the waves of the Lethe" is an incredible phrase. *NM* - 26/06/2011 06:01:00 AM 331 Views
Glad you enjoyed it! *NM* - 26/06/2011 05:08:49 PM 396 Views
If you have at least an elementary school understanding of the language - 24/06/2011 10:19:45 PM 734 Views
My own survey answers - 24/06/2011 11:07:12 PM 816 Views
Funny how your taste in languages still to learn parallels mine to a great extent. - 25/06/2011 01:04:36 AM 741 Views
Yeah, and I realized that last list should include Farsi and Arabic. - 25/06/2011 02:24:06 AM 765 Views
I suppose Farsi must be easier than Arabic. - 26/06/2011 11:18:23 AM 807 Views
Yes and no. - 26/06/2011 05:08:29 PM 1822 Views
Interesting. Makes sense, I guess. - 26/06/2011 05:49:25 PM 776 Views
The timing of your question makes me giggle. - 26/06/2011 04:05:07 AM 844 Views

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