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 meramarina Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5967 days ago 1341 posts - 2303 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, French Personal Language Map | Message 1889 of 3737 23 August 2011 at 9:31pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Thanks, I saw that word too - I'll be working on geological event vocabulary tonight!
And not sitting under my bookshelves . . . EDIT: Just saw the Italian word "sisma" too Edited by meramarina on 23 August 2011 at 10:14pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| JNetto Groupie United States verbumpopuli.blogspoRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4982 days ago 43 posts - 60 votes Speaks: EnglishC1 | Message 1890 of 3737 23 August 2011 at 10:56pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
...when it takes you 3 seconds to decode this message, and after that you can read normally. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| JNetto Groupie United States verbumpopuli.blogspoRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4982 days ago 43 posts - 60 votes Speaks: EnglishC1 | Message 1891 of 3737 23 August 2011 at 11:08pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
...when you go to this "going-out-of-business" bookstore and buy every single version of language phrasebook you find (even not being the ones for your target languages); BTW, if you live by a "Borders Store" stop by and check the language section, they are having good discounts! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| psy88 Senior Member United States Joined 5591 days ago 469 posts - 882 votes Studies: Spanish*, Japanese, Latin, French | Message 1892 of 3737 24 August 2011 at 12:40am | IP Logged | ||||||||
Actually,it was a Borders Store. I didn't know if I could name it without appearing to be a shill for the store. But you are right- great deals, even for future target languages. My only regret was I didn't get there sooner. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| JNetto Groupie United States verbumpopuli.blogspoRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4982 days ago 43 posts - 60 votes Speaks: EnglishC1 | Message 1894 of 3737 24 August 2011 at 1:10am | IP Logged | ||||||||
It's all good. We all need to spread news like this! And I don't think it sounds like an ad considering that it is REALLY going out of business. They are even selling the shelves! So I think all should take advantage of this. For example, I bought a spanking new Teach Yourself Turkish in the case with CDs for $17, this will never happen again! :) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| AndyMeg Diglot Groupie Colombia Joined 4926 days ago 48 posts - 62 votes Speaks: Spanish*, English Studies: Japanese, Korean | Message 1895 of 3737 24 August 2011 at 1:12am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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When you have to write something on a paper and because your native language and your target language have similar sounds you start writing in your native language but with your target language alphabet, and you don´t realize this until someone ask you "What are you writing?". Edited by AndyMeg on 24 August 2011 at 1:13am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| meramarina Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5967 days ago 1341 posts - 2303 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, French Personal Language Map | Message 1896 of 3737 24 August 2011 at 1:52am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Ah, a nerd migration to a dead bookstore to pick on its delicious cheap carcass; I've been a lowly scavenger before and I will be one again. I admit it, I'm a bibliovore.
So far, for me, two visits to clearance sales at Borders, with excellent results! A true Language Nerd doesn't stop there, though - I must go again. Oh, and that introductory Polish course there? It's MINE. Do NOT buy it, fellow nerds! Edited by meramarina on 24 August 2011 at 1:54am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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