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| translator2 Senior Member United States Joined 6918 days ago 848 posts - 1862 votes  Speaks: English* | Message 49 of 51 14 May 2012 at 8:57pm | IP Logged | ||
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Still, I can't believe that Tim's vocabulary in Arabic could be more than 2,000 - 3,000 words in such a short period of time. Arabic is a very complex language. Impressive, yes. Exaggerated, probably. Unfortunately he will probably spend the rest of his life trying to live up to the reputution of his abilities.
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| Journeyer Triglot Senior Member United States tristan85.blogspot.c Joined 6867 days ago 946 posts - 1110 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, German Studies: Sign Language | Message 50 of 51 14 May 2012 at 9:10pm | IP Logged | ||
Well, only if he cares to. It seems like others have built up his reputation, not him. He doesn't look like anyone seeking to prove anything, but instead just a guy enthusiastic about languages. No need to give a fig about what other people think. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Jappy58 Bilingual Super Polyglot Senior Member United States Joined 4637 days ago 200 posts - 413 votes Speaks: Spanish*, Guarani*, Arabic (Levantine), Arabic (Egyptian), Arabic (Maghribi), Arabic (Written), French, English, Persian, Quechua, Portuguese Studies: Modern Hebrew | Message 51 of 51 14 August 2012 at 11:47pm | IP Logged | ||
As someone who has studied Arabic extensively, I agree that acquiring and maintaining so much vocabulary in the language is hard to believe. It has few cognates with English and putting them into use is another story. I also don't agree with Tim's rigid views of MSA vs. dialects and diglossia, but I still appreciate that he has such a great enthusiasm for languages. Regardless of how much time he's spent learning the language, his skills are impressive and I applaud him. His videos with Arabic are certainly well done. :) He has an excellent future. EDIT: Just realized your post was a few months ago. XD Oh well. Edited by Jappy58 on 14 August 2012 at 11:48pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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