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This group is for anyone with an interest in languages. Feel free to post and converse in or about any language you like, and to post links to articles about language or to interesting reading material that you think might suit learners of languages who want to move beyond the .. Read more

This group is for anyone with an interest in languages. Feel free to post and converse in or about any language you like, and to post links to articles about language or to interesting reading material that you think might suit learners of languages who want to move beyond the .. Read more

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Oldest Posts By David_Cooper (15) Posts by anyone

Languages and Linguistics
Apr 16, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by babsy
I’m trying to teach myself Brazilian Portuguese. I’m using a couple of apps and I have sung a couple of songs in Portuguese on the karaoke app Smule. It’s going so slow.
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Languages and Linguistics
Apr 19, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by David_Cooper
Welcome to the group, Ellen. Welcome too to anyone else who joins subsequently - I won't initiate any welcome threads from now on as they annoy people by blocking up their notifications while typically providing no real content, but be assured that ...
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Shared from General & Hellos
Apr 23, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by David_Cooper
Если vouz like nyelveket, ここに hay grunnan برای 你们. Linguists welcome! There are only four of us here at the moment, but if you're into languages, maybe you can help us grow the group enough to get things going.
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Languages and Linguistics
Apr 24, 2018Apr 2018

Posted by David_Cooper
Welcome to all the new members - I think eleven's all we're going to get from the current membership of the site, but getting the number that high is important for getting noticed by new members, so it may grow now by itself. If you want to share any...
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Languages and Linguistics
Jun 19, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by CeliaVL
People don't seem to have much to say in this group - maybe waiting to see how it turns out? Anybody else love languages simply qua languages? I love Finnish - such a silly language somehow, having to make all their words out of not enough letters....
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Languages and Linguistics
Jun 20, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by TaraMarshall
Hi, just ran across this group. I was raised almost bilingual with French, and can understand some German and Dutch. I learned Arabic from my ex-husband's family, have two semesters of American Sign Language, and I'm currently learning Spanish.
2 comments
Languages and Linguistics
Jun 20, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by VuDuChld
I'm new to the group. Been trying for years to learn Japanese. Took my first martial arts class as a P.E. requirement my first year in college & fell in love with the language & culture. Would love to travel there. Now living in WV, near state ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Jun 20, 2018Jun 2018

Posted by Mom-goddess
Studied linguistics at UT. Now teaching ESL.
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Languages and Linguistics
Jul 12, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by sc62
What has been your favorite book, app, or other tool for learning a new language (or practicing one you already know)? I do enjoy Duolingo and Memerise, I think Earworms has been my favorite though. It's an audio series of phrases in your target ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Jul 13, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Alex6285
I am an Arabic language teacher at a major university in Detroit, the idea that the Arabic language is so hard is wrong, try to learn it if you are looking for a culture journey I am willing to tutoring. Learning a language is a gate to understand ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Jul 13, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Eldovis
I love all languages! I am fluent in 4 (,italian, french, spanish, english) i would love to learn more but life's time is running out... The best way to learn is to travel, and to stay a time to another country. "Si alguien quiere comunicarse en ...
2 comments
Languages and Linguistics
Jul 14, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by LouisD61
Hello everyone. I am fluent in Greek. Grew up in Athens for 16 years. Born in New Jersey but please don't hold that against me!
2 comments
Languages and Linguistics
Jul 22, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by Pantalaimon
Anyone speaks beautiful Estonian?
1 comment
Languages and Linguistics
Jul 26, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by DepressedOatmeal
Is Finnish as hard of a language to learn as people say it is?
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Languages and Linguistics
Jul 27, 2018Jul 2018

Posted by DaoMan
I know 3 language, Romanian, Spanish and English, now I am trying to learn Chinese, but those 5 tones (the same word has a different meaning in function of the Tone you use), are a painnnnn... :))
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Languages and Linguistics
Aug 14, 2018Aug 2018

Posted by David_Cooper
Here's a little help for anyone learning Danish, pinched from one of my Swedish friends:- "What people don't realize is that all Danes are linguistically psychic. They know what each other is about to say, so instead of actually speaking...
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Languages and Linguistics
Sep 10, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by David_Cooper
Finnish, Tolkien and the Kalevala:-
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Languages and Linguistics
Sep 10, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by Sadik
You may learn too many different languages and it enterance to the new worlds but your brain has been shaped based on the first language. Forget about common exceptionals, your fortune influenced by mother tongue language.
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Languages and Linguistics
Sep 25, 2018Sep 2018

Posted by DoublePlusDanny
What’s your favorite word that has no English equivalent?
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Languages and Linguistics
Oct 29, 2018Oct 2018

Posted by EquusDance
Just read a fascinating article on the origins of language. I couldn't post it here but it's on the site United Humanists. The picture was attached to the article but doesn't show everything. Still very thought provoking
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Languages and Linguistics
Nov 10, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lydiaeli
Learning Chinese from scratch and traveling there in a month for a year - any advice or resources?
3 comments
Languages and Linguistics
Jan 18, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by David_Cooper
Welcome to everyone who's joined recently. We've reached 50 members now, but there's still not enough happening here to guarantee survival of the group. Groups are automatically deleted from this site if nothing happens on them for two months, and I ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Jan 18, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by misternatureboy
Anybody else using Duolingo to study another language? Estoy estudiando español.
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Languages and Linguistics
Jan 18, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by Garbonza
I have been corresponding with a very nice Colombian woman for several years. She is almost 50, never been married, has no kids and recently completed a university course there in town planning. I am a decade older. While I have tried to pick up some...
3 comments
Languages and Linguistics
Jan 21, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by bingst
I just got to a 22-day streak at duolingo, most of which has been with a goal of 50 XP per day (the highest they have, and they call it "insane"). Crown level 68 in Spanish. The way duilingo is setup, 50 XP amounts to 5 lessons, in most cases. I ...
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Posted by David_CooperBrazil's native language groups

Posted by David_CooperI like language maps - if you find any, please share them here.

Posted by JettyWhen a word has more than one meaning. 🤣

Posted by David_CooperTest your French

Posted by JettyIneptocracy

Posted by JettyI wonder if this works in any other language, though, in Chinese, for example.

Posted by JettyWait! You don't pronounce the L?! 😂

Posted by David_CooperI've often seen these in English, but doubtless the rest of the world does them too.

Posted by David_CooperShrödinger's cat

Posted by misternatureboyAnybody else using Duolingo to study another language? Estoy estudiando español.

Posted by EquusDanceJust read a fascinating article on the origins of language.
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