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How many of you learn for fun? | ||
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| Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6596 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes  4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, FinnishC1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish | Message 17 of 51 28 September 2014 at 6:04am | IP Logged | ||
For me using doesn't necessarily mean speaking. Reading is just as legitimate imo. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| tristano Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4046 days ago 905 posts - 1262 votes Speaks: Italian*, Spanish, French, English Studies: Dutch | Message 18 of 51 28 September 2014 at 10:10am | IP Logged | ||
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well said @Serpent ;)
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| albysky Triglot Senior Member Italy lang-8.com/1108796Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4387 days ago 287 posts - 393 votes Speaks: Italian*, English, German | Message 19 of 51 28 September 2014 at 10:35am | IP Logged | ||
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I do agree as well , the question is always " which language do you speak ? " , while a good degree of
comprehension in both reading and listening is for many people the prime goal . 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| tristano Tetraglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 4046 days ago 905 posts - 1262 votes Speaks: Italian*, Spanish, French, English Studies: Dutch | Message 20 of 51 28 September 2014 at 11:47am | IP Logged | ||
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[joking]
I can make in some years a youtube video called: "polyglot reads in 20 different languages" where I read 20 different books in 20 different languages and after reading a page for each I say "cool, I understood this!" ;) [/joking] Edited by tristano on 28 September 2014 at 11:47am 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| garyb Triglot Senior Member ScotlandRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5206 days ago 1468 posts - 2413 votes Speaks: English*, Italian, French Studies: Spanish | Message 21 of 51 29 September 2014 at 10:54am | IP Logged | ||
I think this post hits on an important motivation for me. I can get by with just English when I travel and when I socialise with international friends, but knowing the language gives you a completely different experience and makes you feel more more a part of the community or group. I do it for fun, but I think it's the combination of fun, usefulness and intellectual stimulation that puts it above other things that I could do "for fun" and require a lot less effort! 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Mutant Groupie United States Joined 3910 days ago 45 posts - 60 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, German | Message 22 of 51 29 September 2014 at 11:49am | IP Logged | ||
This is exactly what I was going to write...living in the southern U.S., the only language with any practical use here would be Spanish. So I chose French and German because these are the two that interested me the most, and I think they'll make good stepping-stones for my dream of becoming a polyglot. So it may be "for fun", but I do take it seriously. Edited by Mutant on 29 September 2014 at 12:04pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Retinend Triglot Senior Member SpainRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4307 days ago 283 posts - 557 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish Studies: Arabic (Written), French | Message 23 of 51 08 October 2014 at 10:43pm | IP Logged | ||
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This is an interesting discussion about the word "fun." I suppose that to me the word
implies a high level of enjoyment, and also a way to unwind. I couldn't call something "fun" if it didn't let me relax and unwind, or if I didn't basically enjoy it in most of its aspects. I do think that I often am "unwinding" when I study. Especially when I am using a pen and trying to create an attractive page of text. Also if I am reading something that is good quality or just intriguing. When I am shadowing or using highlighters for grammatical annotations, I feel like what I am doing is similar to physical exercise. I don't so much have "fun" with physical exercise so much as I like the feeling of doing something constructive and the satisfaction of a long-delayed gratification. Then again, these are more laid-back activities than the writing or reading, and require less active attention to what I'm doing. So oddly, I enjoy the more stressful tasks and have a more dutiful attitude towards the passive, exercise-like tasks. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Lakeseayesno Tetraglot Senior Member Mexico thepolyglotist.com Joined 4333 days ago 280 posts - 488 votes Speaks: English, Spanish*, Japanese, Italian Studies: Esperanto, French | Message 24 of 51 09 October 2014 at 12:15am | IP Logged | ||
Amen to this! I study languages because for me it's a fun, challenging activity which helps me broaden my cultural and social boundries. I always say the fact that I work with languages is a fortunate coincidence, not the reason why I study. Also, the fact that I always want to take my languages to a point where I can communicate means I need to stay on my toes constantly, researching and improving my study and practice methods, and though I know some people hate this feeling, for me it's pretty exhilarating when it pays off. So yes, I guess you could call that "fun". 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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