paparaciii Diglot Senior Member Latvia Joined 6336 days ago 204 posts - 223 votes Speaks: Latvian*, Russian Studies: English
| Message 9 of 66 04 August 2009 at 10:11pm | IP Logged |
I've always been impressed by high profiecency level in many(at least three) languages.
The fact that some people learn languages that are spoken rarely or far from their homes just proves that people study languages for various reasons, not only for practical ones. So I won't be impressed just because someone is learning an exotic language.
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Sennin Senior Member Bulgaria Joined 6034 days ago 1457 posts - 1759 votes 5 sounds
| Message 10 of 66 04 August 2009 at 10:12pm | IP Logged |
Gilgamesh wrote:
- William_Camden seems to have a good grasp of Turkish, which I don't encounter that often, either. |
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With its 70 million speakers, it's hardly an obscure language ;).
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Gilgamesh Tetraglot Senior Member England Joined 6242 days ago 452 posts - 468 votes 14 sounds Speaks: Dutch, English, German, French Studies: Polish
| Message 11 of 66 04 August 2009 at 10:14pm | IP Logged |
Sennin wrote:
Gilgamesh wrote:
- William_Camden seems to have a good grasp of Turkish, which I don't encounter that often, either. |
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With its 70 million speakers, it's hardly an obscure language ;). |
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Very, true, BUT...
It's not a language that many people seem to learn. Even though they have much less speakers, people seem learn more Hebrew, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian or Finnish on here than, say, Turkish. What is even more extreme is the fact that many Indic languages have 30 + million native speakers, yet hardly any of these languages is learnt here. Or who do you know that studies Telugu or Malayalam?
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Ashley_Victrola Senior Member United States Joined 5706 days ago 416 posts - 429 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, Romanian
| Message 12 of 66 04 August 2009 at 10:37pm | IP Logged |
Thx for the shout-out Cordelia, though I'm sure I'm not the only Romanian learner here. I would still definitely defer to anyone who is learning a tribal or native american language. I know there are some...
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Tupiniquim Senior Member Brazil Joined 6083 days ago 184 posts - 217 votes Speaks: Portuguese* Studies: English, Russian
| Message 13 of 66 04 August 2009 at 10:40pm | IP Logged |
I'm very flattered, Cordelia, tack så mycket.
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Chung Diglot Senior Member Joined 7156 days ago 4228 posts - 8259 votes 20 sounds Speaks: English*, French Studies: Polish, Slovak, Uzbek, Turkish, Korean, Finnish
| Message 14 of 66 04 August 2009 at 10:52pm | IP Logged |
Ashley_Victrola wrote:
Thx for the shout-out Cordelia, though I'm sure I'm not the only Romanian learner here. I would still definitely defer to anyone who is learning a tribal or native american language. I know there are some... |
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Indeed, Ashley. Şi eu învăţ limba română.
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J-Learner Senior Member Australia Joined 6030 days ago 556 posts - 636 votes Studies: Yiddish, English* Studies: Dutch
| Message 15 of 66 05 August 2009 at 4:44am | IP Logged |
Well if German is crazy then what about me learning Yiddish? :p
The more strange languages, the better! Keep it up everyone!
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Rhoda Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5600 days ago 166 posts - 196 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: Latin, Swahili, Ancient Greek, German
| Message 16 of 66 05 August 2009 at 5:01am | IP Logged |
I was definitely intrigued when I saw the languages apparition is working on. Among them:
Polish
Icelandic
Persian
Albanian
Gujarati
Turkish
I am always impressed by someone who has acquired skill in a foreign language, but there is something compelling about a person who tackles a language that is a little more offbeat and rare.
Edited by Rhoda on 05 August 2009 at 5:04am
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