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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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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 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.
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Languages and Linguistics
Apr 26, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by CeliaVL
I frequently see the word 'gonna' being used, both on this site and elsewhere. Has it now been accepted as a genuine word in the English language (USA usage), does anyone know? Would one now find it in a standard dictionary? 'Imma' also occurs ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Jun 13, 2020Jun 2020

Posted by Jetty
Not like it matters really, but can I ask a silly question? “Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but the highest form of intelligence,” wrote that connoisseur of wit, Oscar Wilde. Why is it that very often only the first half "sarcasm is the ...
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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
Oct 28, 2019Oct 2019

Posted by David_Cooper
If you're interested in Piraha, there's a good article about it here:
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Languages and Linguistics
Jan 25, 2020Jan 2020

Posted by Jetty
LINKOld Forgotten English Words That Need A Comeback
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Languages and Linguistics
Mar 26, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by Spongebob
Hello everyone! Does anyone here use Duolingo? Yo estudio español en esta app. I hope that's correct 😊
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Languages and Linguistics
Jan 22, 2019Jan 2019

Posted by bingst
After 51 skills, I finally got to the first skill focusing on some past tense verbs (Part 3, Memories). I've been wanting to get to past tense for a while. I thought it would come later, so I'm a bit relieved and excited. :P
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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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Languages and Linguistics
Sep 7, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by David_Cooper
Test your French
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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 16, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Jetty
When a word has more than one meaning. 🤣
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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
Feb 18, 2019Feb 2019

Posted by Pantalaimon
Anyone speaking Russian, can read Cyrillic?
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Aug 14, 2020Aug 2020

Posted by Jetty
Ineptocracy
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Languages and Linguistics
Sep 10, 2020Sep 2020

Posted by Spinliesel
What is this annoying capitalization of "I" all about? When I write in German, ich is not capitalized but You, Yours, His, Hers and Theirs when speaking of your family. It is the same in French and probably all other civilized languages in the ...
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Languages and Linguistics
Oct 16, 2020Oct 2020

Posted by David_Cooper
I like language maps - if you find any, please share them here.
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Languages and Linguistics
Jan 9, 2021Jan 2021

Posted by David_Cooper
Brazil's native language groups
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Languages and Linguistics
Mar 13, 2020Mar 2020

Posted by David_Cooper
I had an idea about a phonetic sign language many years ago which would enable whole syllables to be signed in one go, using one hand to sign an opening consonant or cluster, the other for a closing consonant or cluster, and using ...
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Shared from General & Hellos
Aug 27, 2019Aug 2019

Posted by Relaseri
大家好！我叫Ashley。 吃饭了吗？我学了中文六个月. (Hello everyone! My name is Ashley. How are you? I have been studying Mandarin for 6 months now) 🦊
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Languages and Linguistics
Apr 30, 2019Apr 2019

Posted by DUCHESSA
I recently began taking lessons in Italian. Being a speaker of Spanish this language comes very easy to me. I took two semesters in college and I remember most of what I learned. Now, in order to become a lot more fluent I need to practice -at ...
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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...
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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
Nov 10, 2018Nov 2018

Posted by Lydiaeli
Learning Chinese from scratch and traveling there in a month for a year - any advice or resources?
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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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