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Picture of Aimee
Registered: August 19, 2001
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I speak english and spanish. Spanish I've taken in school for five years.... however, I really want to learn sign language, but am having a hard time finding a place to take classes. I'm open for suggestions if anyone has any information... thanks!
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Registered: February 06, 2004
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English, Polish, and a hint of Spanish, French, German, and sign language, if that counts for anything.

I used to know about six languages fluently, but after the "years" I kind of dumbed myself down. Surprising, I know.

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Registered: October 05, 2003
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hah! all you people speak all these different languages. Well let's see here...I speak english....english....english...ah! Pig Latin if that counts for anything. A small bit of French(I"m learning it in school and want to be fluent) and I did know some Hebrew, but in the past year without Hebrew School, I've forgotten almost all of the little I knew.
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Registered: January 03, 2004
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Because English is the hardest language to learn if you're not taught it at first.


English is a bloody hard language. My grandmother is trying to learn English at 64. I can't explain any of the rules to her. I just know the things instinctlively. Its really difficult. I learned it when I was four, in South Africa and I've been to South African, American and English schools, so I think I've got the language down pat. Like Communism101 said, I am starting to forget my own language, which is quite sad, and my brother doesn't even know any serbian.
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Registered: January 03, 2004
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I speak english and serbian fluently and am currently learning french and german in school. I like languages, and am not that bad at them. I would like to continue with them in some sort of career, but all the ones I have looked at are really, really boring.

Ah well.

You don't have to differentiate between serbian, croatian and serbo-croatian. They are more-or-less the same language. If you put it that way, I speak: Bosnian, Serbian, Croatian and Serbo-Croatian. Actually, if you put all those on a resumé then it makes it look as if you speak loads of different languages (if the employer doesn't know any better).

I might try that actually...

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Registered: April 15, 2003
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I speak English and some German.
Registered: May 01, 2004
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French and English
Registered: May 01, 2004
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i don't think that english is a hard language! i started learning english when i was 9, i do think french is harder, but i like it more than english!

I've had many teachers tell me it is.
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oh please write some russian!

Well, what sort of Russian do you want?

Sputnik- Fellow Traveler
Berkut- Royal Eagle
Vostok- East
Luna- Moon
Mnogofunktseeonahl'nyy Frontovoy Istrebeel- Multi-Role Tatical Fighter

Does this help you? Because America speaks English, I fear I might forget knowledge that I have of Russian. Or would you like some more?
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Registered: April 18, 2004
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you are right besides, the americans have no need to learn english cause they think they own the world and that everyone else knows english. Lol. I know English, Spanish, a bit of French and I'm sUPPOSED to be learning german but i'm not really getting much...
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Registered: April 13, 2003
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i don't think that english is a hard language! i started learning english when i was 9, i do think french is harder, but i like it more than english! oh please write some russian! i try to understand it though sometimes i fail tooo much!
Registered: May 01, 2004
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I did get the impression that the ppl in english speaking countries suck at other languages.

Because English is the hardest language to learn if you're not taught it at first. I am native to Russia, but now live in America. I speak Russian and English very well, can speak a good amount of Ukrainian and I am learning Spanish.
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