tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post113788500821517107..comments2023-11-05T04:23:59.769-05:00Comments on Discombobulatingrant: The End is Not NighGranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08040058320473775641noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1138141572069409832006-01-24T17:26:00.000-05:002006-01-24T17:26:00.000-05:00How about ESPAÑOL my friend??How about ESPAÑOL my friend??AVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329120012727871972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1138124961899809292006-01-24T12:49:00.000-05:002006-01-24T12:49:00.000-05:00I would vote for Mandarin; that way, if the US is ...I would vote for Mandarin; that way, if the US is ever taken over by the Chinese, you can act as an informant and turn in your loud neighbors.<BR/><BR/>Plus if you love Chinese Takeout, you can impress the heck out of the owners (if they happen to know Manderin).Leesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552562808209927463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1138114612658886812006-01-24T09:56:00.000-05:002006-01-24T09:56:00.000-05:00It didn't look like an 'official' letter?It didn't look like an 'official' letter?Valkyriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482274041091524736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1138082894748308972006-01-24T01:08:00.000-05:002006-01-24T01:08:00.000-05:00I'm taking French lessons right now. As a Canadian...I'm taking French lessons right now. As a Canadian, I'm supposed to be bilingual. Alas, I'm not.<BR/><BR/> I can understand it not too badly if someone speaks it slowly enough...it's when I'm expected to open my own mouth and form coherent sentences.<BR/><BR/>But I know enough to pbserve that Kira has a really great command of Le Francais de Potty-bouche. :)<BR/><BR/>Some of my frineds took Japanese in school though. It sounded like it was fun to learn.<BR/><BR/>A Chinese friend tried to teach me a few words once. I can't remember whether it was Mandarin or Cantonese, but it was a tonal language with 5 different ways to pronounce "ma". You could be saying "mother" or "horse" or any number of things. I was a slow student.Spider Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17479297567049539490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1138070533647260082006-01-23T21:42:00.000-05:002006-01-23T21:42:00.000-05:00It would've killed me not knowing what was inside ...It would've killed me not knowing what was inside that envelope. KILLED. ME. This coming from the woman who used to wait until her boyfriend was at work and strategically unwrap all of my christmas presents to see what they were, then wrap them back up. Yeah, I HATE surprises or not knowing things. <BR/><BR/>I would say that here in the U.S. spanish would be the most useful to learn. But if you want to go Asian, I agree with Kira that the Mandarin Chinese would probably be best. I'm also with Kira on the getting laid aspect of it, French is the way to go.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361464759647140359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1138053156636528582006-01-23T16:52:00.001-05:002006-01-23T16:52:00.001-05:00I would have opened the envelope and then closed i...I would have opened the envelope and then closed it again...<BR/><BR/>and try learning Chinese...if you do you can get a really high paying job. WHo would have thought that speaking CHinese would become a marketable skill? and to think I took all those years of french...annushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371396595827854470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1138053126965851412006-01-23T16:52:00.000-05:002006-01-23T16:52:00.000-05:00I recommend Latin. You never know when a dead Roma...I recommend Latin. You never know when a dead Roman might crop up at your workplace.<BR/><BR/>Depends on what your reason is for learning the language as far as what language I'd recommend. In Europe, the "powerhouse" languages other than English are German and French as those two countries are the strongest economically. Spanish is good in a lot of areas in the US, like Florida, Texas, and California. Hell, even here in SC we have a strong migrant worker community who only speaks Spanish. If you want to do some sort of international business, I'd recommend mandarin Chinese over just about anything else since they're not only getting stronger by the second, but they have the largest population of workers anywhere.<BR/><BR/>I'm sticking with learning French, however. If your goal is to get laid, I recommend French too. Oh, and if your goal is to curse, I TOTALLY recommend French! Putain de bordel de couilis! Mange ta merde et creve! Sale pute! Oh yeah.Kirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08878069196150532952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1138042513461916172006-01-23T13:55:00.000-05:002006-01-23T13:55:00.000-05:00Don't look at me, I can barely speak English.Don't look at me, I can barely speak English.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224897497456150769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1138039706254769412006-01-23T13:08:00.000-05:002006-01-23T13:08:00.000-05:00I would check with the local library first. They m...I would check with the local library first. They may have a nice set of books for you. I had a hard time finding mandarin books in my city's bookstores (good books there were tons of different books however).<BR/><BR/>Mandarin is a very pretty language if you want to learn something that will really try your brain. Japanese is actually not all that difficult the sentence structure is only slightly different from English (SOV, SVO) and once you get beyond the vocabularly isn't hard to start stringing things together. You also have the benefit of Romanization (Romanji).<BR/><BR/>If you want to learn Mandarin though (personally I like it better than cantonese..even though cantonese is very close to vietnamese and I speak that fairly well) I coudl suggest some books, since that's my next language of choice. ^_^Pratahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114220019018827843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1138031806089608242006-01-23T10:56:00.000-05:002006-01-23T10:56:00.000-05:00I would of so wanted to peek in that envelope.I would of so wanted to peek in that envelope.sands of timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859058274686640009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1138022345441626022006-01-23T08:19:00.000-05:002006-01-23T08:19:00.000-05:00Yeah, I would've had to steam open the envelope to...Yeah, I would've had to steam open the envelope too....my curiosity would've killed me!!!<BR/><BR/>Funny you mention that "learning a new language" thing. Me and The PK are talking about taking spanish courses some time this year. I have a nephew-in-law who is from El Salvador and he's trying to teach us but it's a VERY slow process because we only get together once a week for an hour or two.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with finding a decent class. (I have yet to find one myself).Stacy The Peanut Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16444045043505984253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1137987022983064652006-01-22T22:30:00.000-05:002006-01-22T22:30:00.000-05:00I would have had to steam open the envelope just t...I would have had to steam open the envelope just to see, then reseal and send it back. My curiosity gets me in trouble like that too. As for the language Spanish was my predestined choice and when I ponder French I thought my dad was going to club me for even considering it. Ever thought about a computer program? Might be cheaper and less structured time wise.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14526768359403038489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1137980739443685222006-01-22T20:45:00.000-05:002006-01-22T20:45:00.000-05:00As I work for a university (ok ok, community colle...As I work for a university (ok ok, community college!), I think they would be the best bet also. Ours only offers Spanish or French, but one semester offered German. <BR/><BR/>Did GW really say that? Surely not...<BR/>*shakes head*<BR/><BR/>My parents are dead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1137969186072084462006-01-22T17:33:00.000-05:002006-01-22T17:33:00.000-05:00My ex was informed he should learn Mandarin to hel...My ex was informed he should learn Mandarin to help break down the language barrier in his department at work (predominantly Chinese). I find that kinda funny actually. He has found a few courses at a local community college but Melissa is right, the best are the ones offerred at Universities.Blondie...https://www.blogger.com/profile/00636237187491905263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1137895601651854542006-01-21T21:06:00.000-05:002006-01-21T21:06:00.000-05:00Universities, while fairly expensive, are usually ...Universities, while fairly expensive, are usually the best bet. Rice here in Houston offers continuing ed classes in quite a few languages that are quite good.<BR/><BR/>The idiot candidate for governor that you mentioned was none other than GW himself.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702231605902566310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7510429.post-1137886707904098152006-01-21T18:38:00.000-05:002006-01-21T18:38:00.000-05:00I've wanted to learn Japanese and even got some bo...I've wanted to learn Japanese and even got some books on it, but have heard that Chinese is the "best" language to learn right now. Who knows if that's true? I've doing the opposite of divorcing my mother--by moving in with her. Hopefully, it will go well!PBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672893473413051922noreply@blogger.com