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You would like Leopardi's thoughts on the two languages found within his Zibaldone Larry Send a noteboard - 21/09/2013 09:11:15 AM

He observed that the two in very different ways were the most faithful to Latin: Spanish in the preservation of certain conjugations and ordering of pronouns and Italian for the spirit of expression. He concluded that of the two, Italian was the superior.

Having begun teaching myself to read Italian better, it's akin to an American beginning to drive on UK roads. Almost everything is the same, yet so very different in mental ways beyond the obvious side of the road/side of the car for the driver (or how the conjugations and articles are used).

I happen to like the sounds of certain Latin American Spanish dialects better than standard Tuscan Italian, but that's just familiarity.

As for Duolingo, decided to test it after reading comments here. Interesting take on what Rosetta Stone uses to reinforce vocabulary, but I find myself wishing it would move faster through the vocabulary and that there were languages other than the main Romance and Germanic languages on there.

Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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NSSP: I'm learning Spanish! Aeryn - 18/09/2013 03:41:12 PM 1445 Views
Good luck in your efforts. Stephen - 18/09/2013 03:52:36 PM 1010 Views
I really want to go to Puerto Rico! Aeryn - 20/09/2013 02:58:46 PM 1066 Views
Good for you! Legolas - 18/09/2013 05:15:23 PM 987 Views
Re: Good for you! Aeryn - 20/09/2013 03:02:13 PM 1140 Views
I was wishing you success. Legolas - 20/09/2013 06:09:20 PM 962 Views
You'll probably be fluent in about 6 months at most. It's easy. Tom - 18/09/2013 06:58:49 PM 1049 Views
Re: You'll probably be fluent in about 6 months at most. It's easy. Aeryn - 20/09/2013 03:05:35 PM 1061 Views
You will need to learn the subjunctive. Very much so. Tom - 20/09/2013 03:43:53 PM 1034 Views
Re: You will need to learn the subjunctive. Very much so. Aeryn - 23/09/2013 03:21:07 PM 1084 Views
Ah, but a question isn't a statement of uncertainty. It's a request for information. Tom - 23/09/2013 03:59:00 PM 960 Views
Is Duolingo one of the apps you have downloaded? The Shrike - 19/09/2013 05:23:35 PM 963 Views
It is quite good in some ways. Legolas - 19/09/2013 06:54:44 PM 1052 Views
Italian is one of those languages I've never wanted to learn. The Shrike - 20/09/2013 12:33:49 PM 1097 Views
There isn't enough Renaissance-era literature that you want to read? Tom - 20/09/2013 03:53:17 PM 1011 Views
Nope. Not too interested in the literature of the area. Not enough to learn the language The Shrike - 20/09/2013 04:17:46 PM 974 Views
A quick question. Stephen - 20/09/2013 05:48:18 PM 979 Views
I think that is a very subjective question. Tom - 20/09/2013 06:36:50 PM 943 Views
You would like Leopardi's thoughts on the two languages found within his Zibaldone Larry - 21/09/2013 09:11:15 AM 1015 Views
I will have to look in my copy of the Zibaldone on that one. Tom - 22/09/2013 04:26:11 AM 984 Views
I want to say it's in the late 3000s, early 4000s, but I'm uncertain Larry - 22/09/2013 07:53:07 AM 923 Views
Yeah, I'm not finding it exactly Tom - 26/09/2013 02:22:38 PM 1017 Views
Interesting points. Stephen - 22/09/2013 12:20:39 AM 957 Views
It's not too high on my priority list either, like I said. Legolas - 20/09/2013 06:17:24 PM 934 Views
It is... Aeryn - 20/09/2013 03:12:11 PM 1048 Views
True The Shrike - 20/09/2013 04:14:32 PM 940 Views
Bolivia is pretty amazing and has a good exchange rate, though you'll need a visa. *NM* Zalis - 25/09/2013 04:37:18 PM 834 Views
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