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Ogrim
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France
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Studies: Russian, Catalan, Latin, Greek, Romanian

Message 17 of 20

07 November 2013 at 6:13pm | IP Logged

I have made two very big decisions in my life concerning languages:

At the age of 19 I decided to go for a Masters Degree in Romance Philology at University, thus spending 6 years studying languages and linguistics full-time rather than (as my Dad put it back then) doing something "useful", like law or economics.

The second biggest decision was to (re)start with Russian about two years ago. It has completely changed the way I spend my spare time.

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freakyaye
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Message 18 of 20

08 November 2013 at 3:24pm | IP Logged

KSAKSA wrote:

I'm dreaming/thinking of going to study here: http://www.omancenter.org/

You know what's putting me off? A lot of the students look like university students. I feel there is a big age gap
between me and them and I'd feel out of place and would make them feel like they are getting stuck in a class with
an oldie :)

Hey, don't worry about age when it comes to language learning, you'll bond with others over your love of a common
language/goal. The minority won't like being around someone purely based on age - but these people are usually
tools anyway. I say go for it!
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luke
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Message 19 of 20

09 November 2013 at 10:11am | IP Logged

My biggest decision is usually whether my recent use of the F word was appropriate and whether I should have brought F's mother into the conversation.
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tarvos
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Message 20 of 20

09 November 2013 at 11:38am | IP Logged

Actually in hindsight the most decisive one was to start studying Russian - on a whim.

I have not regretted this decision ever in my life.

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