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Funny how your taste in languages still to learn parallels mine to a great extent. Legolas Send a noteboard - 25/06/2011 01:04:36 AM
Bought lots of books with intention of learning but never got around or never got beyond basic phrases: Finnish, Indonesian, Tibetan, Turkish, Kazakh, Georgian, Sanskrit

Well, not all of them, but Finnish and Turkish are both languages I like a lot and wish I spoke better (they are also, incidentally, remarkably similar in some ways), while Indonesian and Sanskrit/Hindi (besides the one ultra-basic class, that is) are somewhere on the "maybe one day when I have infinite amounts of time" list.
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/Simple Question: at what point do you tell people you "know" a language or "speak" it? Tom - 24/06/2011 02:49:51 AM 1017 Views
Here's what I tell various people Larry - 24/06/2011 03:09:45 AM 815 Views
It's interesting that you focus on the literary side Tom - 24/06/2011 03:29:36 AM 777 Views
I do that because I make some money from translations, so I have to "know" at least one other, no? Larry - 24/06/2011 03:41:24 AM 792 Views
Interesting Praziquantel - 24/06/2011 10:23:04 PM 745 Views
I thought the same ironclad - 24/06/2011 10:29:03 PM 1224 Views
Not sure but I am almost there with English *NM* random thoughts - 24/06/2011 03:52:30 AM 342 Views
neat question. temeraire - 24/06/2011 06:36:09 AM 776 Views
I'd say it depends on the purpose... jh - 24/06/2011 10:04:48 AM 942 Views
I agree that it varies on why you're being asked ironclad - 24/06/2011 10:45:02 AM 864 Views
temeraire - 24/06/2011 09:01:42 PM 719 Views
I tend to give a long speech Camilla - 24/06/2011 11:02:22 AM 766 Views
Re: /Simple Question: at what point do you tell people you "know" a language or "speak" it? Stephen - 24/06/2011 01:21:52 PM 825 Views
Agree with jh nossy - 24/06/2011 02:19:21 PM 781 Views
I think if you would be able to make not just basic needs known... globug0822 - 24/06/2011 04:58:05 PM 784 Views
check noteboard *NM* Deadsy - 25/06/2011 04:38:48 PM 481 Views
Very good question. Legolas - 24/06/2011 08:22:47 PM 851 Views
I had a feeling you might enjoy the survey. Tom - 24/06/2011 10:50:47 PM 693 Views
What can I say, I'm predictable? Legolas - 25/06/2011 01:00:49 AM 795 Views
Two words: constant practice Tom - 25/06/2011 02:34:52 AM 832 Views
True. Legolas - 25/06/2011 04:13:06 PM 807 Views
"Sank beneath the the waves of the Lethe" is an incredible phrase. *NM* Ghavrel - 26/06/2011 06:01:00 AM 332 Views
Glad you enjoyed it! *NM* Tom - 26/06/2011 05:08:49 PM 397 Views
If you have at least an elementary school understanding of the language Praziquantel - 24/06/2011 10:19:45 PM 736 Views
My own survey answers Tom - 24/06/2011 11:07:12 PM 817 Views
Funny how your taste in languages still to learn parallels mine to a great extent. Legolas - 25/06/2011 01:04:36 AM 743 Views
Yeah, and I realized that last list should include Farsi and Arabic. Tom - 25/06/2011 02:24:06 AM 767 Views
Oh, and Hawaiian. I have about seven books on Hawaiian. All bought in Hawaii, of course. *NM* Tom - 25/06/2011 02:35:43 AM 322 Views
I suppose Farsi must be easier than Arabic. Legolas - 26/06/2011 11:18:23 AM 809 Views
Yes and no. Tom - 26/06/2011 05:08:29 PM 1822 Views
Interesting. Makes sense, I guess. Legolas - 26/06/2011 05:49:25 PM 778 Views
The timing of your question makes me giggle. Jedi Wolf Sister - 26/06/2011 04:05:07 AM 846 Views
Re: /Simple Question: at what point do you tell people you "know" a language or "speak" it? Vivien - 29/06/2011 11:25:42 PM 894 Views
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