2013-05-22, 03:49 AM
How many languages can you hold a five minute conversation in with a native speaker?
2
Which languages?
- Spanish (native)
- English
How did you acquire these languages?
I learned Spanish with magic. And video games taught me English. No really, I actually used dictionaries while playing video games. And then I "polished it" when computers and Dial-Up internet became a thing. And then cable TV also became a thing, and I kept expanding my vocabulary and improving my understanding of spoken English by watching HBO stand up comedies with subtittles (I was a naughty naughty teenager).
And I guess I can also attribute some of it to PUBLIC SCHOOL ENGLISH EDUCATION to a certain degree... But I could swear that every single English class I ever took was the same. Are you still teaching me subject and predicate at high school? pomegranate.
2
Which languages?
- Spanish (native)
- English
How did you acquire these languages?
I learned Spanish with magic. And video games taught me English. No really, I actually used dictionaries while playing video games. And then I "polished it" when computers and Dial-Up internet became a thing. And then cable TV also became a thing, and I kept expanding my vocabulary and improving my understanding of spoken English by watching HBO stand up comedies with subtittles (I was a naughty naughty teenager).
And I guess I can also attribute some of it to PUBLIC SCHOOL ENGLISH EDUCATION to a certain degree... But I could swear that every single English class I ever took was the same. Are you still teaching me subject and predicate at high school? pomegranate.