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May 20, 2013, 4:13am

Any Port in a Storm :: On the Plaza :: Where Words Collide :: Learning New Languages

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Poll

Poll Question: Do you find learning languages daunting?

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Learning a new language is easy for me

(8 votes, 27.5%)

I find learning languages is difficult

(6 votes, 20.6%)

I easily pick up phrases whilst travelling

(13 votes, 44.8%)

I can't be bothered to learn any

(0 votes, 0%)

Why doesn't everyone speak English?

(1 vote, 3.4%)

Pidgin English is good enough for me

(0 votes, 0%)

I have difficulty speaking my mother tongue!

(1 vote, 3.4%)

Poll Totals:
Total Votes: 29
Total Voters: 18

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Topic: Learning New Languages (Read 1,337 times)

spindrift
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Re: Learning New Languages
« Reply #60 on Jul 16, 2009, 3:13pm »

I will check them out, for sure!

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Re: Learning New Languages
« Reply #61 on Jul 17, 2009, 7:48pm »

good...

btw, both of them could be useful for learners of other languages too...

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Re: Learning New Languages
« Reply #62 on Jul 26, 2009, 6:12pm »

I think I need to learn a non-European language, but it is hard for to decide between 'useful' and 'personal pleasure'.

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Re: Learning New Languages
« Reply #63 on Jul 26, 2009, 6:28pm »

Yeah, I had been studying Arabic (and do beautiful calligraphy), but I had to concentrate on improving my Spanish in a hurry, so I pretty much dropped it. The problem at this stage of life is the balance between the time it would take to become fluent and the number of working years I can hope for. But learning languages is also important culturally and it is good for the brain.

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