polyglottis Triglot Newbie Switzerland Joined 3803 days ago 7 posts - 10 votes Speaks: French*, English, German
| Message 3345 of 3737 03 July 2014 at 1:27pm | IP Logged |
... you want to start learning a weird language just for the fun of it, but you realize the few books on the topic are written in a language you don't know yet.
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tristano Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4045 days ago 905 posts - 1262 votes Speaks: Italian*, Spanish, French, English Studies: Dutch
| Message 3346 of 3737 03 July 2014 at 5:13pm | IP Logged |
polyglottis wrote:
... you want to start learning a weird language just for the fun of it, but you realize the few
books on the topic are written in a language you don't know yet. |
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if this doesn't lead to you learning the language those books are written into, you're not nerd enough ;)
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polyglottis Triglot Newbie Switzerland Joined 3803 days ago 7 posts - 10 votes Speaks: French*, English, German
| Message 3347 of 3737 04 July 2014 at 10:23am | IP Logged |
tristano wrote:
if this doesn't lead to you learning the language those books are written into, you're not nerd enough ;) |
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Well, maybe I am more of a tech nerdie then. So I have chosen a different approach. Check my other posts if you want to jump in :)
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garyb Triglot Senior Member ScotlandRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5205 days ago 1468 posts - 2413 votes Speaks: English*, Italian, French Studies: Spanish
| Message 3348 of 3737 04 July 2014 at 11:37am | IP Logged |
Your manager is installing new software on your work PC and he asks you which language you'd like it in.
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Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5554 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona
| Message 3349 of 3737 04 July 2014 at 11:51am | IP Logged |
polyglottis wrote:
... you want to start learning a weird language just for the fun of it, but you realize the few books on the topic are written in a language you don't know yet. |
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Hmm...you mean like learning Anicient Egyptian through French Assimil, or perhaps a jot of Chukchi through Russian and Japanese - yep, I think I can relate. ;)
Edited by Teango on 04 July 2014 at 11:52am
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luke Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 7203 days ago 3133 posts - 4351 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Esperanto, French
| Message 3350 of 3737 04 July 2014 at 11:51am | IP Logged |
you check HTLAL as often as other people check Facebook.
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jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6907 days ago 4250 posts - 5711 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map
| Message 3351 of 3737 04 July 2014 at 6:12pm | IP Logged |
When you let language-related events plan your holidays.
When you go to Polyglot Gathering Berlin (which you wouldn't have heard a lot about outside HTLAL).
When you are at PG Berlin, recognize people from the forum and feel like you already know them in person.
When people recognize you from the forum!
Bonus:
When you've talked so much about the Irish language that people from your hometown decide going to a village in Ireland just to learn Irish.
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soclydeza85 Senior Member United States Joined 3905 days ago 357 posts - 502 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German, French
| Message 3352 of 3737 04 July 2014 at 8:25pm | IP Logged |
luke wrote:
you check HTLAL as often as other people check Facebook. |
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Oh man, this is so true
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