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    What do you think of Timothy Doner?

    I didn't know he was writing a book. I agree that he has a lot of potential. The number and diversity of languages presented in his videos got him...
    Post by: tastyonions, Oct 27, 2014 in forum: General Discussion
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    Is there an upper limit to the level one can reach?

    It seems to me that the upper level would be something like what people commonly reach after living in a country for a few decades and trying to...
    Post by: tastyonions, Oct 27, 2014 in forum: General Discussion
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    Is it ok to call the USA "America"?

    In English it seems like common usage to call the USA "America" and I've heard plenty of British and Australian people do it as well. In Spanish I...
    Post by: tastyonions, Oct 1, 2014 in forum: Off Topic
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    Captain Obvious

    Yeah, I love the old southern French and Quebec accents. But I wasn't using other features of those accents when I read, just using my Rs to mess...
    Post by: tastyonions, Sep 30, 2014 in forum: General Discussion
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    Captain Obvious

    At a French meetup we were taking turns reading from a news story and a French guy was repeatedly correcting a woman's pronunciation of the R, which...
    Post by: tastyonions, Sep 30, 2014 in forum: General Discussion
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    Captain Obvious

    I guess I must have made a few mistakes when I was speaking, because a Spanish tutor felt compelled to inform me of the existence of the subjunctive...
    Post by: tastyonions, Sep 30, 2014 in forum: General Discussion
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    Chinese is the new English

    GDP per capita is where it's at. China's is slightly more than 1/10 of the U.S.'s or Canada's. Whoops. One good measure of cultural force and...
    Post by: tastyonions, Sep 30, 2014 in forum: General Discussion
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    French Pronunciation and Learning French

    Check out these videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/frenchsounds/videos She focuses mostly on vowels, which is where English speakers usually mess...
    Post by: tastyonions, Sep 15, 2014 in forum: Learning Techniques and Advice
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    What gender do you prefer for language exchange?

    Mostly dudes. I'm married, so I'm not looking for dates or flirting, and it seems to be mostly men who contact me anyway. I have had some good...
    Post by: tastyonions, Sep 12, 2014 in forum: General Discussion
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    Do you have an exit plan for isolated vocabulary study?

    "Un cobaye" is a guinea pig ("cochon d'Inde") actually, just like Spanish "cobaya." It's easy for me to remember this because I had lots of...
    Post by: tastyonions, Jul 28, 2014 in forum: General Discussion
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    Do you have an exit plan for isolated vocabulary study?

    I'm definitely part of the "fun crowd." I don't really mind if my methods are somewhat inefficient compared to Anki or FSI drilling or whatever more...
    Post by: tastyonions, Jul 25, 2014 in forum: General Discussion
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    Duolingo Launches Its Certification Program To Take On TOEFL

    Hahaha, my thought exactly. SV startups the past five years or so have really been soaked in this '60s spirit reshaped into pumped-up business...
    Post by: tastyonions, Jul 25, 2014 in forum: General Discussion
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    Do you have an exit plan for isolated vocabulary study?

    Same as Cainntear. Once I get bored with a learning tool, I quit using it.
    Post by: tastyonions, Jul 18, 2014 in forum: General Discussion
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    Difficult languages for listening comprehension due to mumbling, swallowing, etc.

    English, according to many of the non-natives I speak with.
    Post by: tastyonions, Jul 9, 2014 in forum: General Discussion
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    Ron's French Log

    On dit "Mon but est de + [infinitif]" et "notes courtes." Ça fait longtemps que je n'écris pas en français. Je pense que je vais écrire quelques...
    Post by: tastyonions, Jun 21, 2014 in forum: Language Learning Logs & Super Challenges