My first Schoolday..

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jennymae said:
My grandma was from Sweden, so I know a little Swedish, but as of now I'm living in Norway, and has been for a few years, and finally I have mastered the language:p
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i bet norways awsome. ive heard its expensive tho. ive heard that gas is 10.00 a gallon. true?
 
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German is super difficult, I think I know about five words or so;)
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That's interesting. I find it way easier than most other languages because it almost never deviates from its grammatical rules (unlike English for French) and its structure is also reminiscent of old English. That and there are so many cognates.

English is, at its root, a Germanic language with Latin and French trappings. In light of that, I found the transition easy.
 
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It speaks to the logic of the German people in that they have kept their language so easy to understand. Almost to the point of being mathematical.

French, on the other hand, is extremely annoying.
 
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Desdichado said:
That's interesting. I find it way easier than most other languages because it almost never deviates from its grammatical rules (unlike English for French) and its structure is also reminiscent of old English. That and there are so many cognates.

English is, at its root, a Germanic language with Latin and French trappings. In light of that, I found the transition easy.
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Enother reason why i chose it. Ittalian and spanish are way to fast.
 
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Huglife said:
Enother reason why i chose it. Ittalian and spanish are way to fast.
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Exactly. They have a different flow to them. More expressive, less methodical.

I'd like to try my hand at some other Germanic languages just to see if the special German-English relationship extends farther.
 
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Desdichado said:
That's interesting. I find it way easier than most other languages because it almost never deviates from its grammatical rules (unlike English for French) and its structure is also reminiscent of old English. That and there are so many cognates.

English is, at its root, a Germanic language with Latin and French trappings. In light of that, I found the transition easy.
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Not like Norwegian and Swedish then, which deviates...as a rule...lol
 
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jennymae said:
Not like Norwegian and Swedish then, which deviates...as a rule...lol
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Hahahahaha. Well I guess I won't try and learn any Scandinavian languages to find that thread. You've done the research for me. :p
 
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I hear the Danish numbering system is completely absurd.
 
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Sorry for hi-jacking your thread, Demi.

I empathize with your crazy school day. At the moment, my work's homebase is three hours away, but I only need to be there three or four days a week.

Not saying what days for all of my female stalkers between ages 18 and 40. I don't always have my cattle prod on me.
 
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Desdichado said:
I hear the Danish numbering system is completely absurd.
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It is, Danish is pretty much like Norwegian, but orally it is not comprehensible. And the numbering system is very difficult, yeah:) Sounds like you do know some Scandinavian, don't you?
 
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i once knew a guy who spoke Russin... he said it was easy. I said are you mad?
 
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Sorry for hi-jacking your thread, Demi.

I empathize with your crazy school day. At the moment, my work's homebase is three hours away, but I only need to be there three or four days a week.

Not saying what days for all of my female stalkers between ages 18 and 40. I don't always have my cattle prod on me.
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lol my scedule looks like this. Monday 4hrs Tue 6 (or 4 depending on the week), Wed-Fri 8hrs loln nice
 
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lol my scedule looks like this. Monday 4hrs Tue 6 (or 4 depending on the week), Wed-Fri 8hrs loln nice
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I'm awfully glad my school days are long gone:p
 
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It is, Danish is pretty much like Nowegian, but orally it is not comprehensible. And the numbering system is very difficult, yeah:) Sounds like you do know some Scandinavian, don't you?
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I have an extremely basic knowledge of linguistics/philology. Enough to sound educated while knowing very little of real value. :p

But yeah, I know some curse words in Danish and Scandinavian phrases as they relate to literature.

For future reference, I know enough Spanish and German to take care of the essentials if I'm ever lost in a country with either of those as an official language. Currently, I'm trying to gain a similar level of knowledge in French and having an extremely tough time doing it.
 
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I have an extremely basic knowledge of linguistics/philology. Enough to sound educated while knowing very little of real value. :p

But yeah, I know some curse words in Danish and Scandinavian phrases as they relate to literature.

For future reference, I know enough Spanish and German to take care of the essentials if I'm ever lost in a country with either of those as an official language. Currently, I'm trying to gain a similar level of knowledge in French and having an extremely tough time doing it.
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Sånn at du forstår egentlig hva jeg sier nå?:p jk
 
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Huglife said:
i once knew a guy who spoke Russin... he said it was easy. I said are you mad?
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I think it depends on how your brain is shaped hahaha. My girlfriend is Bulgarian and I'm able to retain a surprising amount.

That or she is just trying to flatter me. Either way it works.
 
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I think French is kinda comprenhensible whenever I'm reading a French text, but whenever they are speaking it, I dont get nothing lol. Same goes for Spanish, but I think Spanish is a bit easier to understand orally.I'm going to Spain next month so I should practise a little.
 
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jennymae said:
I think French is kinda comprenhensible whenever I'm reading a French text, but whenever they are speaking it, I dont get nothing lol. Same goes for Spanish, but I think Spanish is a bit easier to understand orally.I'm going to Spain next month so I should practise a little.
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...Im taking french this year...I cant believe how OFF this thread went hahahaha
 
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