Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5555 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona
| Message 1201 of 3737 28 October 2010 at 1:09pm | IP Logged |
maydayayday wrote:
I honestly think we need to get out more..... |
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Agreed...but of course donned in headphones to listen to Pimsleur whilst walking and ever ready to start conversations with complete strangers for language practice. ;)
Edited by Teango on 28 October 2010 at 1:45pm
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ellasevia Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2011 Senior Member Germany Joined 6141 days ago 2150 posts - 3229 votes Speaks: English*, German, Croatian, Greek, French, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian Studies: Catalan, Persian, Mandarin, Japanese, Romanian, Ukrainian
| Message 1202 of 3737 29 October 2010 at 5:40am | IP Logged |
When you see a Slovene book in a university bookstore and have an urge to buy it just because you'd never seen another Slovene book before, and because you just might consider it for your linguistic future, but don't buy it. And then when you dream of the same book a couple nights later in a nightmare when you return to the bookstore only to discover that it has been bought already...you should have bought it when you had the chance!
Edited by ellasevia on 31 October 2010 at 7:28am
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LanguageSponge Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5765 days ago 1197 posts - 1487 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Welsh, Russian, Japanese, Slovenian, Greek, Italian
| Message 1204 of 3737 31 October 2010 at 2:11pm | IP Logged |
Ellasevia, what was the book called? Do you remember? I've likely already got it as I've never seen a whole lot for Slovene around, but on the off chance I've not got it, it'd be nice to look into it.
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ellasevia Super Polyglot Winner TAC 2011 Senior Member Germany Joined 6141 days ago 2150 posts - 3229 votes Speaks: English*, German, Croatian, Greek, French, Spanish, Russian, Swedish, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian Studies: Catalan, Persian, Mandarin, Japanese, Romanian, Ukrainian
| Message 1205 of 3737 31 October 2010 at 9:04pm | IP Logged |
LanguageSponge wrote:
Ellasevia, what was the book called? Do you remember? I've likely already got it as I've never seen a whole lot for Slovene around, but on the off chance I've not got it, it'd be nice to look into it. |
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I think it was just Teach Yourself Slovene, but as I'd never seen ANY books for that language in a bookstore before, it was pretty exciting.
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Gorgoll2 Senior Member Brazil veritassword.blogspo Joined 5145 days ago 159 posts - 192 votes Speaks: Portuguese*
| Message 1206 of 3737 31 October 2010 at 9:39pm | IP Logged |
You donĀ“t believe the translations - I am one.
Edited by Gorgoll2 on 31 October 2010 at 9:41pm
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LanguageSponge Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5765 days ago 1197 posts - 1487 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Welsh, Russian, Japanese, Slovenian, Greek, Italian
| Message 1207 of 3737 31 October 2010 at 10:15pm | IP Logged |
ellasevia wrote:
LanguageSponge wrote:
Ellasevia, what was the book called? Do you remember? I've likely already got it as I've never seen a whole lot for Slovene around, but on the off chance I've not got it, it'd be nice to look into it. |
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I think it was just Teach Yourself Slovene, but as I'd never seen ANY books for that language in a bookstore before, it was pretty exciting. |
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Oh okay, awesome. Having said that, I've got that one already and it is quite good :]
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psy88 Senior Member United States Joined 5590 days ago 469 posts - 882 votes Studies: Spanish*, Japanese, Latin, French
| Message 1208 of 3737 31 October 2010 at 10:23pm | IP Logged |
ellasevia wrote:
When you see a Slovene book in a university bookstore and have an urge to buy it just because you'd never seen another Slovene book before, and because you just might consider it for your linguistic future, but don't buy it. And then when you dream of the same book a couple nights later in a nightmare when you return to the bookstore only to discover that it has been bought already...you should have bought it when you had the chance! |
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Agreed. And that is why I have so many books and courses that I will, in all honesty, probably never really use completely, but I am afraid that if I don't buy them when I can, they may not be available later. Irrational? Of course, but that's what males me a language nerd!
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