Fun thread: foreign languages

Barb · May 29, 2006

Jacqui,

Do people in Australia call the rest of the world "up over"?

Jachut · May 29, 2006

Hahaha, ah, NO!

That'd be right Dawg. And grab us a stubbie while you're at it mate can ya? Beut. She'll be apples.

NewSho · May 29, 2006

Put me down for (English as my native lang, of course)

Spanish (fully fluent, I even dream in Spanish, and go out for Spanish acting parts)
French (I speak/read/write it - but only get to use it when in Europe, of course )
Italian (Very conversant - enough to go out to eat, drink, shop, and of course flirt )
Hebrew (read only - I speak it only by rote)

I have a gift for accents and some ability with languages. I don't speak any Asian languages but as a child I had decent Greek (Ancient) and very conversant German skills - since my sisters/dad were at University while I grew up. Those two skills were never used, so they never developed.

I don't have kids, but I'm passionate about my friends/family members' kids learning a second language. I nag/preach about it all the time. (Just like I am not fond of the phrase "foreign language" - I mean, French isn't a foreign language to the people of France is it? ) I think it's going to be crucial for all citizens (of America, and elsewhere) to be able to communicate globally in a few years.

The future is now.

Happy Band (and Life) Journeys To All...

K@t · May 29, 2006

Sa wa dee.
But how the hell did you get the sanscrit font?

hehe did you mean sawat-dee? cool!

sabai dee mai?

the sanscript you can get from just instaling the font on your computer, its like any other font we use, and then you can type using it when you want to.