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Morituri:
It was in fact a poem that I learned while a student of French that kicked around in the back of my head and gave me that word at that moment. I knew the line, I knew the translation was about stolen kisses, deduced the wrong word and, well, the rest is "a learning experience."
It's a bit of a slippery spot, probably an easy mistake to make. I can't say much because mostly I speak English, which has so many such slippery spots that it doesn't bear examination in comparison to anything.
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cesium133:
I tried to learn French using Rosetta Stone once. All I learned from it is that the correct pronunciation of ‘voiture’ is ‘Fuck you.’
Is it cold in here?:
I have a personal belief that if you never make a humiliating mistake in a language you are studying then you are not trying hard enough. That idea does smell like a rationalization.
LeeC:
It wasn't until I moved to Massachusetts did I learn that turkeys have chest beards. Theres a flock of a dozen turkeys in my neighbor hood and it was kind of a shock to discover this.
hedgie:
I have learnt that it's much better to open port 22 on the firewall *before* heading out and trying to remotely access the server.
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