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jazzboy.bebop
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13 May 2011 at 6:21pm | IP Logged

While looking through the Michel Thomas Method Facebook page, I just noticed they had a
link for the Language Master documentary about Michel Thomas on youtube and this time it
is the full documentary and not little snippets.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Edit: Aggh! Just found out that the 2nd and 3rd parts have very out of sync audio. :(

Edited by jazzboy.bebop on 13 May 2011 at 6:36pm
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szastprast wrote:

I must say I am surprised. I thought Woody Allen was an intelligent
person.

What on earth do you mean?
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szastprast wrote:

I must say I am surprised. I thought Woody Allen was an intelligent person.

What makes you think otherwise? Woody Allen is an extremely intelligent person. He'd have to be in order to be as witty as he is and to be able to do as well as he has, winning numerous awards for his directing, screenwriting and acting and he is a successful playwright and author.

Edit: I fail to see how the interview with Allen shows him as being unintelligent.

Edited by jazzboy.bebop on 13 May 2011 at 7:28pm
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13 May 2011 at 7:34pm | IP Logged

szastprast wrote:

Splog wrote:

szastprast wrote:

I must say I am surprised. I
thought Woody Allen was an intelligent
person.

What on earth do you mean?

Watch the video and you'll know what I mean.

I watched it, and I saw that Woody Allen was very enthusiastic about the method and its
effectiveness. Your comment still baffles me.
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13 May 2011 at 8:35pm | IP Logged

Splog wrote:

szastprast wrote:

Splog wrote:

szastprast wrote:

I must say I am surprised. I
thought Woody Allen was an intelligent
person.

What on earth do you mean?

Watch the video and you'll know what I mean.

I watched it, and I saw that Woody Allen was very enthusiastic about the method and its
effectiveness. Your comment still baffles me.

I didn't get anything unintelligent from Woody Allen either. Seems like a personal dislike to me.

But man... 9 hours in a dimly lit room, comfy chair and leaned back. I'd fall asleep, no matter how engaging the content was.

R.
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Edited by hrhenry on 13 May 2011 at 8:36pm
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13 May 2011 at 8:48pm | IP Logged

hrhenry wrote:

Splog wrote:

szastprast wrote:

Splog wrote:

szastprast wrote:

I must say I am surprised. I
thought Woody Allen was an intelligent
person.

What on earth do you mean?

Watch the video and you'll know what I mean.

I watched it, and I saw that Woody Allen was very enthusiastic about the method and its
effectiveness. Your comment still baffles me.

I didn't get anything unintelligent from Woody Allen either. Seems like a personal
dislike to me.

But man... 9 hours in a dimly lit room, comfy chair and leaned back. I'd fall asleep,
no matter how engaging the content was.

R.
==

Perhaps szastprast equates using filler words and phrases like "you know" with some
colloquial language as a sign of lack of intelligence?

Yeah, I'd find the situation of being in a dimly lit room and leaning back in a comfy
chair for 9 hours with only one break as a good recipe for nodding off. Somehow the
kids manage it though. Perhaps it is the constant need of actively thinking out the
answers and being put on the spot to give the answer paired with Michel's charisma that
prevents them getting sleepy.

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