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| mrwarper Diglot Winner TAC 2012 Senior Member Spain forum_posts.asp?TID=Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5229 days ago 1493 posts - 2500 votes  Speaks: Spanish*, EnglishC2 Studies: German, Russian, Japanese | Message 49 of 189 03 January 2013 at 2:26pm | IP Logged | ||
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Hi Romulans.
For those in the team studying Spanish, I will be your TAC godfather. I was waiting till waters calmed down and now that the team seems to be settled and the TAC has just begun, I subscribed to your team log and the individual logs of all of you who are listed as studying Spanish. Those who don't know me yet can have a look at my self-introduction in my TAC'13 learning log. As for what my attributions as godfather are, it's basically about assisting people with their Spanish studies. In what form exactly? Well, after a couple of comments by prominent HTLALers, I went over that in the TAC'13 organization thread and I don't recall a single more thing being said on the subject, which I don't know what means exactly -- either it was the definite definition or a pile of drivel not worth commenting on. Then again it may just have been forgotten, buried as it is in the middle of a 90+ pages thread. So, besides that, I'm open to suggestions and requests from you, partaking in Skype sessions, telling jokes, whatever, really. Which reminds me... I really want to believe in Rousseau's 'noble savage' theories about learning, so I'd prefer to stay in the background and not intervene unless there's a cry for help or the need to do so -- any unrequested intervention on my part should be seen as a sign of something gone really wrong. OTOH it might be that Rousseau's theories are total BS (wanna ask me?) and it's better if I actively prevent you of going too wrong too many times. Just start with your stuff and we'll see what's more appropriate :) Last but not least, please don't get frozen because there's a native around. I don't mind being told that the library is the goat's mustache, and I don't bite or anything -- well, unless you poke me just right ;) OK, good luck with your studies everyone and remember I'm at your disposal. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| CMTM Newbie United Kingdom Joined 4551 days ago 28 posts - 36 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French | Message 50 of 189 03 January 2013 at 3:36pm | IP Logged | ||
I don't mind. We wouldn't want to leave him/her floating around without a team now, would we? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| PistolPete Newbie Scotland Joined 4385 days ago 28 posts - 33 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Latin, Italian | Message 51 of 189 03 January 2013 at 4:05pm | IP Logged | ||
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There's always room for one more at this inn
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| Luso Hexaglot Senior Member Portugal Joined 6064 days ago 819 posts - 1812 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, French, EnglishC2, GermanB1, Italian, Spanish Studies: Sanskrit, Arabic (classical) | Message 52 of 189 03 January 2013 at 7:55pm | IP Logged | ||
We must take this person in. For some reason, the expression "auberge espagnole" springs to mind. :p 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Brun Ugle Diglot Senior Member Norway brunugle.wordpress.c Joined 6623 days ago 1292 posts - 1766 votes Speaks: English*, NorwegianC1 Studies: Japanese, Esperanto, Spanish, Finnish | Message 53 of 189 03 January 2013 at 8:35pm | IP Logged | ||
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I think understand espagnole, but auberge just looks like aubergine (eggplant) to me, and that doesn't seem to make sense. Or do I just not get it?
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| FireViN Diglot Senior Member Brazil missaoitaliano.wordpRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5232 days ago 196 posts - 292 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, EnglishC2 Studies: Italian | Message 54 of 189 03 January 2013 at 8:48pm | IP Logged | ||
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L'Auberge espagnole is a very multilingual movie, as far as I know.
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| Luso Hexaglot Senior Member Portugal Joined 6064 days ago 819 posts - 1812 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, French, EnglishC2, GermanB1, Italian, Spanish Studies: Sanskrit, Arabic (classical) | Message 55 of 189 03 January 2013 at 11:06pm | IP Logged | ||
It is a movie. It is also an idiomatic expression in French (a Spanish hostel), meaning: a) a place or a situation where you only find what has been taken there; b) a place where you can find all kinds of people. I find it quite appropriate, because: - some people here want to learn French; - some want to learn Spanish; - we come from all over the world; - we all have something to give to the group; - everyone is welcome; - etc. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Brun Ugle Diglot Senior Member Norway brunugle.wordpress.c Joined 6623 days ago 1292 posts - 1766 votes Speaks: English*, NorwegianC1 Studies: Japanese, Esperanto, Spanish, Finnish | Message 56 of 189 04 January 2013 at 6:44am | IP Logged | ||
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Well, there goes my eggplant theory :-} though when you say "hostel" I can see that that would be correct. Often when you know what a Romance word means, it's easy to see connections to other words.
It's a good description, Luso. I will let our new member know that our door is still open. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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