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[Jess]

I can't speak any language other than English. I find learning languages really difficult. I know minimum French and German, but that's it and I remember nearly none of it.

[Relapse]

chinese is pointless to me. i keep failing it in every exam i take. i tried to study german once and it was MUCH, MUCH easier. however english is still teh pwn.

[Jessweeee♪]

I am soooo glad English is my native language...it's gotta be a real pain to learn otherwise S:

I like math. I shouldn't do any important job that involves people relying on my mathematic skills, though...I slip up a lot xD

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

I know Portuguese, French, Spanish; German and English.... trsut me German is not like English, not a bit! Everytime I speak German I give 3 mistakes in declinations, one in Akkusativ and the other in genitiv and probably the verb's preposi<b></b>tion won't be correct! German is a language that takes time, lots of time and above all, dedication! French is good and Spanish as well but that's because I am portuguese and it's easy for me! If you'd learn Latin you'd understand a lot about the essence of words.

Actually, it is. English is classified as a Western Germanic language. Old English, such as found in Beowulf, resembles German more than does Modern English. Thank god we no longer decline nouns. Declining is a pain in the arse. Ancient Greek was a nightmare for that. It made me appreciate French grammar.

English is my mother tongue and French is my second language. I need to brush up on my French. -___-; And currently learning Japanese.

The plus side of Chinese hanzi over Japanese kanji is that, from what I am told, hanzi have only one reading. Whereas kanji have two: onyomi and kunyomi.

[Balzac]

Hwæt! Wē Gār-Dena in geārdagum,
þēodcyninga, þrym gefrūnon,
hū ðā æþelingas ellen fremedon.
Oft Scyld Scēfing sceaþena þrēatum,
monegum mǣgþum, meodosetla oftēah,
egsode eorlas. Syððan ǣrest wearð
fēasceaft funden, hē þæs frōfre gebād,
wēox under wolcnum, weorðmyndum þāh,
oðþæt him ǣghwylc þāra ymbsittendra
ofer hronrāde hȳran scolde,
gomban gyldan. þæt wæs gōd cyning!

[Krelian]

Actually, it is. English is classified as a Western Germanic language. Old English, such as found in Beowulf, resembles German more than does Modern English. Thank god we no longer decline nouns. Declining is a pain in the arse. Ancient Greek was a nightmare for that. It made me appreciate French grammar.

You mustn't forget, if your native language would still make use of declinations then you wouldn't have problems with it (at least not in your native language) and they'd hardly bother you.

When I look at the English language I often see striking similarities with German. Some idioms are exactly the same or only slightly different. I'm sure that helped me pick up English faster and better. There are some aspects about German that I think are easier than English, adverbs for instance don't have to be changed from their adjective forms. Granted, most of the time that just involves adding a 'ly' at the end of the word in English, but it was difficult for me to learn it.

The plus side of Chinese hanzi over Japanese kanji is that, from what I am told, hanzi have only one reading. Whereas kanji have two: onyomi and kunyomi.

That's mostly true, but there are some exceptions. For example 了 can be read as 'le' and 'liǎo', depending on the context.

[Randgris]

Since I'm applying as a call center agent, I, for one should be fluent in speking English with proper diction and a really nice accent. I'm thinking of British accent cause most of the movies/tv shows I've seen have at least one Brit actor/actress.

I know minimal Spanish (cause I speak Filipino and most of our words are derive from the various languages of the countries that was part of our history)

[Polaris]

I know Portuguese, French, Spanish; German and English.... trsut me German is not like English, not a bit! Everytime I speak German I give 3 mistakes in declinations, one in Akkusativ and the other in genitiv and probably the verb's preposi<b></b>tion won't be correct! German is a language that takes time, lots of time and above all, dedication! French is good and Spanish as well but that's because I am portuguese and it's easy for me! If you'd learn Latin you'd understand a lot about the essence of words.

Actually, it is. English is classified as a Western Germanic language. Old English, such as found in Beowulf, resembles German more than does Modern English. Thank god we no longer decline nouns. Declining is a pain in the arse. Ancient Greek was a nightmare for that. It made me appreciate French grammar.

Well but no one teaches people old English! ^^ I think I will have a subject that is 'Medievel German' but I won't have medievel English Which is weird how come such a hard lanaguage became so easy O_o even Portuguese for me is harder than English!

[rubah]

Since I'm applying as a call center agent, I, for one should be fluent in speking English with proper diction and a really nice accent. I'm thinking of British accent cause most of the movies/tv shows I've seen have at least one Brit actor/actress.

I know minimal Spanish (cause I speak Filipino and most of our words are derive from the various languages of the countries that was part of our history)

but they'll know you're a foreigner for sure if you use a british accent! If you go for a southern accent they'll never be the wiser and probably be nicer 8) Or think you're dumb. It's hard to tell how people will be.

[scrumpleberry]

I speak English - which I see as closer to German than French, although there are obvious similarities in both languages - some French and can read a little Latin and Ancient Greek. I feel really guilty for not knowing Italian xD

[Yar]

French is the number one contributor to English vocabulary. In fact with a very basic knowledge of French, you may not be able to speak or even write in French, but you may be able to read French easily.