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[gnutmeg]

Well. Just finished updating half the mesptlings. Will update the other half (ie the two in minas tirith) in a while. I have to do a few mamono posts.

Anyway. Enough about my RPs, back to me. I was supposed to run some errands today, but I'm just really nore in the mood. My body hurts and my mood is... well... not a happy one. I don't get it. I got lots of sleep. My body woke up on it's own, no alarm or anything. Still, I feel exhausted.

Mmn. I dunno. I guess I'll start cleaning my room today, once I'm done with m-g. And maybe make a few more icons and do a post. It's been a while. I've just been so busy &/or tired that iconness just has not been happening. Which is sad, as I have a lot of ideas for them, but not the energy to do them. (Let's just say there are many animated Gackt, Diru and gakuhai ideas residing in this mind of mine)

And in case I forgot to mention it earlier, thank you and much love to anyone who participated in the journal spamming yesterday. I wish my LJ was always that active. It was fun. Though yesterday's stuff was all really rather silly, too. I would love to have insightful, intellegent conversations in that format as well, someday, but alas I draw only lunatics to myself. Still, I love all of you, my kooky crazy friends.

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[milkyway85.livejournal.com]

...well, in the end the "baby-thing" turned out quite intelligent ... at least for me, because of the engl. vocab thing ^^ I'm always glad, if I learn new things about english as a language.

My vocabulary is very little, that's why I have lot's of problems to express myself, in the way I want to -.-* But the more I read and write in engl. the better I get *somewhat logical ne* ^-^;
Perhaps I should try to visit more french websites, because I'd need that much more *drop* *gosh*
That remind's me that I still have to read the french theater play "Piège pour un Homme Seul" by Robert Thomas. I so hope that I'll be able to understand it. Last year we had to read a play by Jean-Paul Sartre -"Huis Clos" - I mean, I really like Sarte, but it's even not easy to read his books in german, so till today I don't have a clue, what the play is all about -.-* Something with hell, people dying ... but that's all *drop*

mhhh, enough of the "language blabla", whining and spamming...

[lirimaer.livejournal.com]

As far as I'm concerned, there is never too much 'spam' about language. Honestly, languages fascinate me. I can only say I'm truly fluent in English, yet I have about a 90% understanding of reading written french (though my writing is only at about 20%) and about 50% of spoken (again, my responding is only about 20%... I can never think of the words I want to say in return), I know enough Japanese to be able to translate with the help of a dictionary, and I know about the same amount of Sindarin. (an Elvish language made by Tolkien)

It's very true that the more you use a language, the better you will get at it. I have learned that through first hand experience. I, actually, would recommend that you do something like RPing, where you can be introduced to new phrases and uses of the language, as well as get a chance to reply and practice your own language skills. (Just make sure the people you would play with know that English is your second language, and I'm sure that they'd be happy to help you out with phrasing or anything like that if you need it)

[milkyway85.livejournal.com]

woooow, you know Sindarin? Two years ago, when I was totally addicted to everything Tolkish, I too wanted to learn this language ... but I never really tried it ^.^;

Thank you for the tip with RGing. I think that would be really a good idea. But unfortunately, when I have school I don't have enough time for rpgs, so I think I would get kicked after a while >.< (or perhaps I would kick myself, because I would lose the thread in the game -.-)

Mhhh, about French. I always thought, that Canadian people would grow up bi-lingual ^-^y So again a milky-mistake.
For me, it's much easier to read a lanugage (no matter if it is Engl., French or easy Japanese) than to write something or make a conversation.
Ok, I know that my English is at least good enough, that everybody is able to understand me. And I can use it rather fluent - means, I don't have to think long about sentences or what I could write. French, is the total opposite. I barely find words and I could never think of a communication with sbd. That's why I already decided that in May 2004, when I'll graduate, I'll take English oral and French written, otherwise I'd never have a chance to pass the school-leaving exam *drop*

/me will go eat dinner now *Mahlzeit*

[lirimaer.livejournal.com]

Some kids do grow up bilingual. And some grow up as anglophones and some as francophones. It all depends on what part of Canada they're from. Quebec is the 'french province' and New Brunswick and Ontario the 'bilingual ones', everywhere else is primarily English. I grew up out west, in Saskatchewan, where there is almost no french taught at all, thus my skills are fairly low because I didn't learn until last year in university.

And I am now determined to pick up enough German to have short conversations with you. lol >.> I am such a whore for learning language.

[canadabear.livejournal.com]

Except for the far east, Ontario's basically English. There are definitely French speaking places near Ottawa and closer to the Québec border, but otherwise, it's all English. You'll find more Chinese in Toronto than you will French.

We are taught French in school though, I started in Grade 4, but I think it starts in Kindergarten now, up to at least Grade 9. After that, it becomes an elective.

[lirimaer.livejournal.com]

I stand corrected. Then again, my experience of Ontario is mostly Ottawa and environ, so. But still, more french here than in Saskatchewan where the french program starts in highschool, and even then you're only required to take it for two years.

[milkyway85.livejournal.com]

And I am now determined to pick up enough German to have short conversations with you. lol >.> I am such a whore for learning language.

*blush* ...only for me, you wanna learn German o^-^o
...anô, are you sure you don't have a fever... *g*
No matter who I talked to, all who tried to learn this language, said that they don't get it (esp. Japanese people have problems, because in German we have 3 definite article and they don't know which one belongs what -because there's no scheme)

I would like to know so many languages esp. Mandarin, Korean and Spanish ... but I guess, I'll never learn one of those -.-

[lirimaer.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, but I'm starting from English. It's one of the languages most similar to German. (Because of the anglo-saxon roots, ne?) The rhythm of speech for both is sort of square, and there are many words that are very close. Not to mention that English also uses many German expressions. (even if I can't spell them)

The fact that I've been exposed to quite a bit of German because of my music classes could also help. There were a lot of famous German/Austrian composers, you know. Vienna was the center of the classical music universe. (And a place I would love to visit someday)

[milkyway85.livejournal.com]

Perhaps we could both discover vienna, because to my shame, I've never been there >.<* I've only passed it by about 7 times, when I need (gosh, what's the past tense of need ?.?) to go to "Eisenstadt" where ani studied for five years...

One thing, I still wonder about is ... why do people say "kindergarten". Because it is a German word. I mean, they even didn't changed Garten to garden o.o mhhhh....

[lirimaer.livejournal.com]

Same reason we say things like "Gusenteik" (pardon my spelling >.o it's sort of phonetic-ish) and "blitzkrieg" and, in the music business "singspiel". English is built from stolen and modified words in other languages.

And that'd be so cool to meet you at the same time as exploring Viena. o.o If only I had the money. :\ Or a passport, for that matter.

[milkyway85.livejournal.com]

^^ mhm, so there are more such words ...
well, German too, has lots of words "stolen" from English (esp. teenagers like to use engl. words because they think it sounds "cool" so they all mix it up .-. exemple:" Als ich mir neulich den neuen song von xyz geburned hab, da hab ich erst gecheckt, dass ich zu meinem malheur gar nicht genug cash hatte, um meinen Kumpel dafür zu entlohnen" *German-Gangsta-Slang* XD), French...