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Old 09-25-2011, 09:54 AM   #15343
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What? English is BEAUTIFUL!! Full of traps, but there's no rose without thorns
It is a very beautiful language. I love it.
However, it doesn't make it an easy one or logical...
daughter - dôtər?? FTW??? it either MUST be pronounced d a u g h t e r! or at the very least spelled as doter
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I admire your courage.

For me:
Chinese? No.
Japanese? *clicking tongue*
Hey, I never said that I would study them On the other hand, it is easy to give a tiny piece of advice, isn't it?
I would love to but there is no chance in the world I will, unless China takes over the world and it will be either learn and live or copper mine pits

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I read somewhere that the best way (place?) to learn a language is in bed...
From my experience of knowing other people, having a native speaker as a partner is a tremendous help and a sure way to quickly learn spoken language and acquire listening skill.
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I got French in few months of living together
Those polyglots...I am green with envy.
I am going to make a cup of Yorkshire Gold in order to calm down.
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