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Picture of matija
Registered: April 13, 2003
Posts: 522
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I did get the impression that the ppl in english speaking countries suck at other languages. I personally come from a country where ppl mostley speak 3 or more languages. i speak slovene,english,german,french,serbo-croatian,serbian,croatian. And i understand 5 more.
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Registered: May 30, 2008
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Other than English, I speak Spanish, and that's all. I can't imagine knowing any other languages; Spanish is difficult enough for me to keep up with!


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Registered: May 22, 2008
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I speak & understand English & Somali & I speak a little bit of Arabic. I understand French & Italian.


' fight the power *
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Registered: October 23, 2005
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I know sign language a little spanish and french also.
I know man that is from Haiti he can speak Spanish, Freanch, English and I don't know what else.
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Registered: February 22, 2004
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I guess in some quarters but I'm learning German now and I want to learn Russian and Swahili but for those last two I'll probaly need to try to teach my self or wait till college aufwidersehn(bye in german)


"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done"."
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Registered: December 11, 2004
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Gee thanks....(American, CT) Well it's true- probably goes hand and hand with us not caring about the outside world. Myself- I"m studing Spainsh and Japanese right now. But there really isn't a great demand for it here because most country's speak english as a second language. Well i hope we wise up. Wow...What's Croatian? lol sorry.

~Ja ne (bye in japanese) ~Katz


~In my experience people who feel as if they aren't special have more to contribute. Feelings of frustration and doubt and the will to overcome these feelings make you stronger than you could possibility believe~
Picture of sudha
Registered: March 29, 2003
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yikes niiki this the second person onthis thread i ahve discovered who happenes to be from maharashtra what a coincidence?
are u from pune?
even very indain happend to be from my same city and turns out that we were from the same school...wow i am so happy.....


Dont let ur studies interfere with ur education!!!!!
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Registered: December 11, 2003
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Ah yes, some languages do posses an odd beauty... but that is in the ear of the listener (not to say "eye of the beholder").


"Regardless, I have always, and will always, succeed."
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Registered: December 08, 2004
Posts: 30
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Very true, Celtic, very true. Some Languages do seem to be pretty with less effort in my opinion, though.
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Registered: December 11, 2003
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Well, maybe their being exotic may make them seem pretty to you. I personally believe any language can be beauitfil if spoek softly and calmly.


"Regardless, I have always, and will always, succeed."
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Registered: December 08, 2004
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I am taking Spanish right now. I really want to learn to speak a few more. There are a lot of people that go to my school that speak various Chinese languages, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish. That is just the main ones. It is actually very interesting to listen to them talk. I think their languages are much prettier than English. Maybe it is because I can't understand them. Who knows?
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Registered: October 18, 2004
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everybody here speaks three languages or more . That is besides aur versions of English ,Hindi slang ,Marathi slang.Thay are actually valid dialects


I'll sleep when im dead .
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Registered: December 11, 2003
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A few foreign exchange kids here from African countries (but in colleges) speak Swahilli. I don't like it much.


"Regardless, I have always, and will always, succeed."
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Registered: April 13, 2003
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does anyone speak swahili?????


sLOVEnia
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Registered: July 26, 2004
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Hahaha thanks. I feel much better now.


Evitere Les Contrefacons.
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Registered: July 03, 2003
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Just asking, MPK, why am i so hated to you, every board i've been to you've burned me in some way.


I do not hate anyone on these boards. For god's sake, they're just Internet forums. You take things much too personally. Secondly, you're exaggerating. I have not "burned" you in every thread you've posted in. I am not cyber-stalking you. But I do read a lot of threads, and when you rub me the wrong way, as you tend to do somehow, I come forward and say it. You shouldn't be too highly offended. I freely admit that I am very easily annoyed. Don't think you're the only one I "burn" on a regular basis.

I am not out to get you, but you just happen to be overdoing it lately with the holier-than-thou responses, and I think it's only just that your hypocrisy catch up with you. For example, when you tell a newbie off for spelling something incorrectly, and then habitually spell something wrong yourself, or use a word wildly out of context, then yes, I am going to say something. Just don't be so condescending of others when you seem to have the same problems they do. Or keep doing it, and prepare to get flamed by me.


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Registered: August 17, 2001
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Just asking, MPK, why am i so hated to you, every board i've been to you've burned me in some way.


Bella, just be yourself. That will impress us the most. Lately, you seem to be trying to be someone you're not, and it's getting on a lot of our nerves. Just be yourself.


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Registered: July 26, 2004
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Just asking, MPK, why am i so hated to you, every board i've been to you've burned me in some way.


Evitere Les Contrefacons.
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Registered: July 03, 2003
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=fathom

Bella, which definition of the word "fathom" were you referring to?


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Registered: April 13, 2003
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Smile yeah we do speak a lot of langs! we have to! heheh i love it, it's one of the best things to do LOL (ok there are better things heheh Wink ) yeah i also speak italian now, not much but enough to get by!


sLOVEnia
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