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Out with the old… – Confessions of a Linguaphile
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Confessions of a Linguaphile. Thoughts on words, language and life. Out with the old…. 8230;and in with the new. Today’s assignment from Blogging 101 (yes, I skipped yesterday’s) was as follows:. Today’s assignment: try out at least three other themes even if you’re happy with the one you first chose. Try one you’re drawn to, and one you would. 8220;Writr” theme sample. The theme I was using for the past few weeks is called. 8220;Spun” theme sample. It’s not that I don’t like the. Yes, several; there wer...
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It’s over! – Confessions of a Linguaphile
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Confessions of a Linguaphile. Thoughts on words, language and life. No, not the song by Roy Orbison. Our stay in Reykjavik, Iceland. It has been an odd week, adjusting to life here at home in Canada. I miss walking to and from class, practising Icelandic, shopping at. Going to the local geothermally heated swimming pool, doing our homework at. And making new friends from around the globe. The biggest challenge now will be to continue improving my Icelandic with no native speakers to be found! Join 35 oth...
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Spun out! – Confessions of a Linguaphile
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Confessions of a Linguaphile. Thoughts on words, language and life. Today I switched to a new theme for this blog. The “Spun” theme (the one with all the circles, shown in this post’s featured image) is out, and the “Expound” theme is in…for now, anyway. Please let me know what you think of the new look. So NOW what should I do? Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Notify me of new comments via email.
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Skrifa eitthvað…. – Confessions of a Linguaphile
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Confessions of a Linguaphile. Thoughts on words, language and life. Ef þú ert að lesa þetta, skrifa eitthvað á íslensku hér. Takk fyrir. Posted in Language learning. 4 thoughts on “ Skrifa eitthvað…. 2014/11/24 at 11:43 pm. Ég sagði ‘halló’ við Tihana fyrir okkur bæði. 2014/11/24 at 11:53 pm. 2016/08/29 at 3:20 am. Ég er að reyna að læra Íslensku líka en ég er ekki gott nú. Ég hef 3 vikur nú. Það er gott að tala Íslensku mið þig🙂. 2016/08/31 at 2:30 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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So NOW what should I do ? – Confessions of a Linguaphile
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Confessions of a Linguaphile. Thoughts on words, language and life. So NOW what should I do? Made me want to redouble my efforts to reduce my consumption. Then today I watched the film. Http:/ www.imdb.com/title/tt1462014/. And now I am feeling a mixture of inspiration and what? I want to make a difference in this world, but I feel so alone. How do I persuade my partner, my family, my friends, my community to reduce their consumption too? With potential disasters, and with keeping fear alive in us? Isn&#...
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Duolingo, anyone? – Confessions of a Linguaphile
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Confessions of a Linguaphile. Thoughts on words, language and life. Have you heard of. Https:/ www.duolingo.com/. The free online language learning software/app? I have never used it, but would like to hear from anyone who has. What language were you learning? What do you think of the program? Has it brought you success? Please share your replies by commenting on this post. Posted in Language learning. 5 thoughts on “ Duolingo, anyone? 2014/10/19 at 1:48 am. 2014/10/19 at 1:48 am. 2014/10/25 at 12:07 am.
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Formal Study – Confessions of a Linguaphile
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Confessions of a Linguaphile. Thoughts on words, language and life. Besides my mother tongue (English), I have also formally studied:. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email. Poetry and word play.
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Informal Study – Confessions of a Linguaphile
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Confessions of a Linguaphile. Thoughts on words, language and life. Language learning isn’t always about getting good grades or a degree; sometimes it’s just plain fun to learn how other people express their ideas in their own language. Some of the languages I have sampled informally include Dutch, Irish. And Swedish. Read about my Duolingo experience with these and other languages in this post. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
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Confessions of a Linguaphile – Page 2 – Thoughts on words, language and life
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Confessions of a Linguaphile. Thoughts on words, language and life. Just in “case”: why Icelandic is much more difficult to learn than French. Warning: This post contains high linguistic geekishness which may offend and/or confuse some viewers; reader discretion is advised. (It is also very long! Never apologize, never surrender! My claim: Icelandic is far more difficult to learn than French. In my own non-scientific rating system, the scorecard, as I see it, is as follows:. English: 2 (= 2 x 1 x 1).
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“Og nú … ég er að skrifa!” – Confessions of a Linguaphile
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Confessions of a Linguaphile. Thoughts on words, language and life. Og nú … ég er að skrifa! And now…I’m writing! The first day of Icelandic language class is under my belt, and although my head is spinning a bit, I blame that mostly on the jet lag. (Should I be experiencing jet lag after travelling only four time zones east. Whatever the case may be, I’ve been napping a lot.) The Tin Can Factory. I have no idea what’s going on! We went out to a coffee shop tonight ( The Laundromat Café. You can read mor...