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Poll Question: Do you know German?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
29 [63.04%]
11 [23.91%]
6 [13.04%]
0 [0.00%]
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limey75
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 Message 1 of 20
10 November 2012 at 7:24pm | IP Logged 
Would be interesting to know what percentage of people learning a Scandinavian language either already know German, or are learning it.

(EDIT): This poll is addressed to the group of foreign language learners of Scandinavian languages and foreign language learners of German or people who have not learned German as a foreign language.

Fasulye

Edited by Fasulye on 07 December 2012 at 2:35pm

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Josquin
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 Message 2 of 20
10 November 2012 at 8:38pm | IP Logged 
There was no space for native speakers of German, so I cast my vote for "I've already learnt German".
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vonPeterhof
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 Message 3 of 20
10 November 2012 at 9:38pm | IP Logged 
Not sure if I should pick 1 or 2, it depends on what you mean by "I’ve already learnt German". I had been learning German for years before I took up Norwegian (I'd say I was around B1), but I'm far from satisfied with my present level, so I am learning them both right now.
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sans-serif
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 Message 4 of 20
10 November 2012 at 11:58pm | IP Logged 
I find the wording of the question a little vague. What counts as 'having learnt German'? I learned German and Swedish in school starting in the 3rd grade and the 7th grade, respectively. Coming out of high school I was better at German, but my Swedish has improved considerably since then, and is now the stronger language for me. While I speak both passably well, I don't consider myself fluent in either.

I ended up answering (1), though in retrospect it would probably be more accurate to say I learned the two in tandem.
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Serpent
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 Message 5 of 20
11 November 2012 at 12:12am | IP Logged 
I chose the second option but I was learning German for years before starting anything Scandinavian.
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stifa
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 Message 6 of 20
11 November 2012 at 12:59am | IP Logged 
What to vote if you're a Scandinavian learning German?
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limey75
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 Message 7 of 20
11 November 2012 at 1:03am | IP Logged 
stifa wrote:
What to vote if you're a Scandinavian learning German?


This poll is about people learning Scandinavian ;-)
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Fasulye
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 Message 8 of 20
11 November 2012 at 11:06am | IP Logged 
I am a learner of Danish, a native speaker of German and I also speak Dutch on a native level.

There is no option for German as a native language to choose, so I voted for the first option.

(EDIT) Sorry, I didn't know that I don't belong to the target group of this poll.


Fasulye



Edited by Fasulye on 07 December 2012 at 11:37am



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