Chung Diglot Senior Member Joined 7162 days ago 4228 posts - 8259 votes 20 sounds Speaks: English*, French Studies: Polish, Slovak, Uzbek, Turkish, Korean, Finnish
| Message 33 of 77 31 October 2014 at 4:13pm | IP Logged |
Q: What age were you...
A: This is a forum for learning languages, you know...
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chiara-sai Triglot Groupie United Kingdom Joined 3714 days ago 54 posts - 146 votes Speaks: Italian*, EnglishC2, French Studies: German, Japanese
| Message 34 of 77 31 October 2014 at 4:58pm | IP Logged |
Q: Meaning of bilingual.
A: It’s a rare genetic aberration by which a person is born with two tongues. It usually requires a surgical
procedure to remove one of them.
Q: Stop speaking to me in English.
A: Се пропрё инсисти…
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rdearman Senior Member United Kingdom rdearman.orgRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5242 days ago 881 posts - 1812 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Italian, French, Mandarin
| Message 35 of 77 02 November 2014 at 11:11am | IP Logged |
Q: How long does it REALLY take to learn a language?
A: From when you are born, until they bury you. But only for your native language, the rest you'll never REALLY know.
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chiara-sai Triglot Groupie United Kingdom Joined 3714 days ago 54 posts - 146 votes Speaks: Italian*, EnglishC2, French Studies: German, Japanese
| Message 36 of 77 02 November 2014 at 11:27am | IP Logged |
Q: How long does it REALLY take to learn a language?
A: 5
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Luso Hexaglot Senior Member Portugal Joined 6067 days ago 819 posts - 1812 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, French, EnglishC2, GermanB1, Italian, Spanish Studies: Sanskrit, Arabic (classical)
| Message 37 of 77 02 November 2014 at 12:18pm | IP Logged |
Q: How do I learn Portugese?
A: Start by working on your English spelling.
kanewai wrote:
So wait, that means we just turned ten this September. Somehow I missed this. Was there a party? And why wasn't I invited???? |
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Someone did remember. No party, though.
Maybe the funniest thread ever, by the way.
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Luso Hexaglot Senior Member Portugal Joined 6067 days ago 819 posts - 1812 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, French, EnglishC2, GermanB1, Italian, Spanish Studies: Sanskrit, Arabic (classical)
| Message 38 of 77 02 November 2014 at 12:35pm | IP Logged |
tarvos wrote:
Q: How many of you learn for fun?
A: Surveys show that 23.78643979% of all language learners learn for fun.
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This one brings to mind the "A researcher lost in the depths of some University has found out that native speakers of X language can't understand each other, regardless of what they say, so they better shut up and accept it!"
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luke Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 7211 days ago 3133 posts - 4351 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Esperanto, French
| Message 39 of 77 02 November 2014 at 2:54pm | IP Logged |
Q: What age were you?
A: My current age is N. I have been all ages between 0 and N.
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luke Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 7211 days ago 3133 posts - 4351 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Esperanto, French
| Message 40 of 77 03 November 2014 at 12:43am | IP Logged |
Q: Do kids forget faster than adults?
A: If you mean stuff like "put the toilet seat down", then the differentiator is usually sex rather than age.
Edited by luke on 03 November 2014 at 7:14am
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