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If Master Yoda wrote a notebook entry on iTalki, do you think people would try and correct it?

Or do you think they know what he means and like the way he talk as-is?

September 27, 2013
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People here are not very good negotiators!

People on this site are not very good negotiators. As I look around I see the same thing every single time

 "Looking for 50/50 language partner". How come you never see anyone looking for a 60/40 language partner to get a little more time. Or a 70/30 split. Or somebody that drives a hard bargain, perhaps a 55/45 split, for just a wee bit of extra learning. Dont you think it's strange?

September 24, 2013
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Language isnt necessary for comedy.

Language is not needed for comedy. A talented person can be hysterical without speaking one word. Have you ever seen the TV show "The Benny Hill Show"? If you haven't I suggest you watch it. You will be in tears laughing while they say very few words if any. Or the cartoon show "Tom and Jerry", most episodes have no words and yet they are very funny. And some of the old silent movie comedies or the famous Harp Marx. Moral of this thread? Maybe it's  that if you have talent, language is unimportant. Or maybe it's that comedy transcends language barriers. Or...?

September 20, 2013
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Fuzzy Wuzzy was a Bear

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.

Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.

If Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair,

Then I guess Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he?

September 20, 2013
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if "money makes the world go round" and "the love of money is the root of all evil"...

Does that mean that the world is the root of all evil?

September 19, 2013
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What do you get when you mix a dyslexic agnostic person with an insomniac?

Can you guess?

September 18, 2013
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What if you learned a language by reading Science Fiction books?

What if you learned a foreign language by reading Science Fisction books, and then realized that half the words you learned are made up Sci Fi words about things, people, and places that don't exist. Would it still be useful?

September 10, 2013
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Shut up you!

IT I teach you some idioms/phrases to tell people to "be quiet":

 

Shut your pie-hole

Shut your trap

Stick a cork in it

Put a lid on it

Zip it!

Zip your lips

Shut your face

Pipe down

Put a sock in it

Shut the front door!

 

August 28, 2013
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I think the language challenge should have been less lessons.

I think more than 3 lessons per week is not only expensive, but sometimes hard to find times that match with tutors/teachers.  For example for German, I have to take lesssons either very late at night or very early AM due to time difference.  And professional lessons at that point would cost $60-120 per week.  I think I could possibly do 2 community tutors per week if i found the cheapest ones.  What do you think about the challenge?  And will you try it?

August 16, 2013
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Is there a way to test German level? I see there is an Oxford English Test available here that looks like a good way to gauge English. I am looking for a German test that is similar to see what my level is so I know what my next steps should be. Can anyone recommend a good place to test this with reasonable accuracy? I found some a few online but they seemed more geared towards selling their lessons. Thanks
June 15, 2013
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