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ranfren updated world of randal and his friends

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mortesubitaesuja

7 months ago

happy birthday to myself lol

dovetown 7 months ago

happy birthday ! ! ! ! !

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ranfren

7 months ago

still remember the video tape of my 3rd birthday and everyone trying to get me to care about presents and friends and cannot get my eyes away from barney on the tv

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runjumpreviews 7 months ago

proto ipad baby

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avantgardefartstories updated The web site of avantgardefartstories

7 months ago

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litbirthdays updated LitBirthdays, a birthday calendar of authors

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ranfren

7 months ago

akechi goro is my malewife

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readbeyondthestars updated Beyond the Stars [星の彼方]

7 months ago

Beyond the Stars [星の彼方]

mortesubitaesuja updated Morte Subita

7 months ago

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pagespages

7 months ago

College... Ugh... (The whole reason why there has not been an update in three+ months.)

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reenah-corner 7 months ago

awwhwh hope u'll have more time for updating eventually, dont abandon this site its so good

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doriannnnn updated Dorian's website

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iwillneverbehappy updated index

7 months ago

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projectc190 7 months ago

i just woke up but im reading this immediately

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letslearntogether 7 months ago

Thank you so much for the interesting observations and resources! I've always wanted to learn Russian and German for scientific purposes. I really ought to pick them back up again. I would imagine that many language learners who persist to fluency do so for reasons similar to that quote attributed to Nelson Mandela. To paraphrase: "If you talk to a person in their language, it goes to their heart."

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letslearntogether 7 months ago

The joys of human connection! Unfortunately, as you've eloquently pointed out, there are two significant obstacles: The most effective way for one to approach their own study of a language often only becomes apparent in hindsight, and a significant core of every langauge is idiomatic and conditioned through use rather than the result of some type of inherent logic.

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letslearntogether 7 months ago

I also agree with much of what suboptimalism mentioned. It often comes down to cultivating a mindset, having a clear intention and a strong motivation. Learning materials that try to shoehorn one language into the structure of another are more of a hinderance than a help, while translation is often an attempt at fitting a square peg into a round hole.

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letslearntogether 7 months ago

Therefore, it becomes a matter of learning a few fundamental pieces thoroughly, and then using them to "bootstrap" the rest of that core by repeatedly relating the language to itself through a steady stream of input and personal experiences. Developing these associations is vital if one wants to avoid my mistake of learning a lot *about* languages versus actually *using them*.

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iwillneverbehappy 7 months ago

I hope you find it useful, Hui! Your recent remark on Russian is what reminded me I had this file on hand, after all :)

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iwillneverbehappy 7 months ago

Thanks as always for the thoughtful comments, LLT. That Mandela quote is a classic and it endures because it's true. I like your description of "bootstrapping" the language. I've made the same mistake of learning /about/ the language; in fact this mistake is by no means unique to language learning. It reminds me of the comment you left some months ago about the act of /doing/ mathematics and how procedural knowledge

iwillneverbehappy 7 months ago

is often overlooked in favour of declarative knowledge. The gap between them hurts.

letslearntogether 7 months ago

I feel your pain 😩 Haha! Well, at least sharing experiences can shorten the gap between them. Thanks again!

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faemesmers updated ♡★ gwen aube ★

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