what languages do you speak

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » January 11, 2006 4:48 pm

i actually have a copy of the book "How to Speak Minnesotan".

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » January 11, 2006 4:49 pm

buffettbride wrote:i actually have a copy of the book "How to Speak Minnesotan".

dere's a book wit dat in dere? uff da.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » January 11, 2006 4:52 pm

RinglingRingling wrote:
buffettbride wrote:i actually have a copy of the book "How to Speak Minnesotan".

dere's a book wit dat in dere? uff da.

you bet.

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » January 11, 2006 4:56 pm

buffettbride wrote:
RinglingRingling wrote:
buffettbride wrote:i actually have a copy of the book "How to Speak Minnesotan".

dere's a book wit dat in dere? uff da.
you bet.

yer accent sticks out lika sore tumb dere dear.

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » January 11, 2006 8:36 pm

longlinergirl wrote:
SchoolGirlHeart wrote:
ragtopW wrote:if Hawaii is a state is Hawaiian a Foreign language???
yes, but it's a HARD language to learn!
Comeoniwannalayyah...thats not hard (well if it were to work I suppose it would have to be hard)...

cutting back on coffee as we speak...sorry

sonofabeach · Post by **sonofabeach** » January 11, 2006 8:45 pm

The only German I know is Gudentite.. It means Virgin

OceanCityGirl · Post by **OceanCityGirl** » January 11, 2006 11:53 pm

try German. everything is spelled just like it sounds, and as I remember (high school was a long time ago) the grammar, etc, wasn't too horrible. I had an easier time with German than with French

Oddly German and French are the preferred languages for history majors. Some grad schools require you to be fluent in one or the other. I didn't do too well with French. I actually switched to sign language so I could keep my good gpa.
I would like to try Latin. The reason I have the tough time with languages is because I can't grasp when somebody is speakng to me at a normal speed with an accent. I would do well on the written work and lose on the verbal portion.
Sy - My grandmother and great gran used to yell/curse at us in Gaelic. I would like to take it. I am taking a course in medieval irish history if I can get in as an overload.

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » January 12, 2006 12:11 am

Español is my next language
In SoCal, it's a standard you can't help but be exposed to.

With it's roots in Latin, it opens the door to French and Italian...
I keep saying I'm gonna learn those too

Midnight Flyer · Post by **Midnight Flyer** » January 12, 2006 12:41 am

Spanish and German.

I agree, here in SoCal you almost need to speak Spanish (if you want to know what the clerks in the store are saying about you!)