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"You should just use Rosetta Stone" grrr | ||
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| BlondGirl Groupie United States Joined 5345 days ago 49 posts - 101 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 1 of 36 13 June 2010 at 3:39pm | IP Logged |
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If one more person tells me, "You should just use Rosetta Stone." I am going to scream. I often study at work and hear that at least 4 times each day (16 hour shifts). It is driving me nuts. My standard response is, "Have YOU used Rosetta Stone?" when they ALWAYS answer "No", I then remind them that "An expensive advertising campaign does not always mean it is the best product. Have you ever actually seen any celebrity in a Rosetta Stone commercial demonstrating ANY usage of the language S/he supposedly learned?" They always slink off.
I am going to scream the next time I hear that. Maybe I'll suggest that the person get a power chair from The Scooter Store and when I am asked why, I can respond with, "The commercials make it look great so you probably need that as much as I need Rosetta Stone!" I don't know. Does anybody else have any suggestion on how to respond to this unwelcome BS advice? (Note: I am usually nice, but the 4th time each day I hear it, I am at full-sarcasm-level.) 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| cordelia0507 Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5626 days ago 1473 posts - 2176 votes Speaks: Swedish* Studies: German, Russian | Message 2 of 36 13 June 2010 at 4:02pm | IP Logged |
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Tell them not to believe everything they see on TV and particularly not commercials...
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 newyorkeric Diglot Moderator Singapore Joined 6167 days ago 1598 posts - 2174 votes Speaks: English*, Italian Studies: Mandarin, Malay Personal Language Map | Message 3 of 36 13 June 2010 at 4:10pm | IP Logged |
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Ignore it. What else is there to say? Most people don't have any idea or interest in language learning so engaging them in conversation about it is useless for both parties.
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| luhmann Senior Member Brazil Joined 5121 days ago 156 posts - 271 votes Speaks: Portuguese* Studies: Mandarin, French, English, Italian, Spanish, Persian, Arabic (classical) | Message 4 of 36 13 June 2010 at 6:04pm | IP Logged |
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Rosetta stone has received a largely negative opinion of users. Even those who have found found it useful will probably agree that it is definitively not worth its price, for there are better, cheaper methods available.
Just run a forum search and you will find all the bashing you'll ever need. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Splog Diglot Senior Member Czech Republic anthonylauder.c Joined 5457 days ago 1062 posts - 3263 votes Speaks: English*, Czech Studies: Mandarin | Message 5 of 36 13 June 2010 at 6:51pm | IP Logged |
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Just say "I am already past the level Rosetta Stone can take you to" which has the advantage of almost certainly being true even if you are a beginner, and also offers little opportunity for a come back from the other person.
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| vikramkr Diglot Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5857 days ago 248 posts - 326 votes Speaks: English*, Portuguese | Message 6 of 36 13 June 2010 at 7:10pm | IP Logged |
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It boggles my mind how so much advertising on their part has brainwashed people into thinking that it simply is the best product one can use to learn a language.
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| dolly Senior Member United States Joined 5578 days ago 191 posts - 376 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Latin | Message 7 of 36 13 June 2010 at 7:20pm | IP Logged |
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I've been asked many times about this program, and if I've prevented anyone from wasting their money then I'm glad they asked.
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| OlafP Triglot Senior Member Germany Joined 5223 days ago 261 posts - 667 votes Speaks: German*, French, English | Message 8 of 36 13 June 2010 at 8:05pm | IP Logged |
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Send them this link, this, this, this, this, this, this, and this.
That should keep them busy for a while. In the unlikely event that they keep coming back with the same suggestion, just ask: "Have you read everything?" Problem solved. 3 persons have voted this message useful |
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