TheBiscuit Tetraglot Senior Member Mexico Joined 5923 days ago 532 posts - 619 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish, Italian Studies: German, Croatian
| Message 57 of 60 27 July 2009 at 5:34am | IP Logged |
Memorising the dictionary is having some strange side-effects. It definitely improved my listening comprehension in German but also in French?! I haven't studied French for a long time so why the strange knock-on effect?
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William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6272 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French
| Message 58 of 60 27 July 2009 at 4:40pm | IP Logged |
No obvious reason. There are some French words in German but not that many. Perhaps your memory and language comprehension have been strengthened generally?
Edited by William Camden on 27 July 2009 at 4:40pm
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Alvinho Triglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 6234 days ago 828 posts - 832 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, English, Spanish
| Message 59 of 60 27 July 2009 at 5:15pm | IP Logged |
About 10 years ago, an Indian fellow told me that it is ideal to memorize 10 words at each day in any dictionary.
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TheBiscuit Tetraglot Senior Member Mexico Joined 5923 days ago 532 posts - 619 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish, Italian Studies: German, Croatian
| Message 60 of 60 31 July 2009 at 12:17am | IP Logged |
William Camden wrote:
No obvious reason. There are some French words in German but not that many. Perhaps your memory and language comprehension have been strengthened generally? |
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Perhaps... though I've noticed my Spanish (the language I use most) has got really sloppy.
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