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Hamza and Ayn in Persian

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JasonBourne
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United States
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Speaks: English*
Studies: Spanish, Japanese, Arabic (Written), Turkish

 
 Message 33 of 37
12 April 2009 at 7:38am | IP Logged 
Vai wrote:
in this conversation of westerners who already speak English (and therefore dont 'need' anything) usefulness is not subjective. indeed the very fact that i have listed finnish, with its 5 million speakers, as a language i study undermines your entire accusation.


Umm, so how does your learning Finnish illustrate that usefulness is an objective measure? You've lost me
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Marc Frisch
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Germany
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Speaks: German*, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian
Studies: Persian, Tamil

 
 Message 35 of 37
12 April 2009 at 12:40pm | IP Logged 
Vai wrote:
in this conversation of westerners who already speak English (and therefore dont 'need' anything) usefulness is not subjective.


Your assumption that people who speak English don't need to know any other language is wrong in most parts of the world. Sure, I could survive here in Germany, ask for directions etc., but without German I couldn't do the work I do and I'd be socially isolated. And of course, usefulness is subjective.

Edited by Marc Frisch on 12 April 2009 at 6:07pm

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Marc Frisch
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Germany
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Speaks: German*, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Italian
Studies: Persian, Tamil

 
 Message 37 of 37
12 April 2009 at 6:10pm | IP Logged 
Vai wrote:
'conversation of westerners [people who live in the west]'

have we been hiding the world's first illiterate pentaglot among our humble forumites?


Yes, I know what "westerner" means. What's your point?


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