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Originally Posted by jocampo
Got a new challenge for myself ...  ...
Learning 5 new words or expressions each day, after reading a non fiction book. I found my iPad 2 being better for that, but of course, a piece of paper and pencil will work.
Because English is my second language, finding new words is very common when reading non technical books, which is my main area or working skills.
Started with "Ghost in the Wires", really good book, by the way. Read it already. Going to read again and start writing down new vocabulary. |
This makes me remember an English teacher we had in high school. Mr. Roberts, a kind, elegant and very determined American. He explained us how easily and effortlessly he had learned Italian: 5 or 10 words every day. All here, he said patting is well groomed head, in my ass. Good reaction from the class.
Than there is the joke, a joke this time, of the Teuton that goes to the emergency in an Italian hospital and ask that they remove his testicles. Your testicules? Yeah, are you deaf? I said it very clearly, testicles, hurry up. He wakes up in his hospital bed, feeling a bit confused and dizzy, almost home sick, heimwehkrank. Nurse comes in and inquires how he feels about not having his testicles any more. He pales. Testicles? Oh nooo! He bang his head, hemorrhoids was the word.