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I am a retired software engineer. I worked mostly in telecommunications for telephony applications. My current hobbies are learning languages (Spanish, French and German), bird watching and photography, and walking for exercise. I also play guitar, but not very well. I love old movies from the classic Hollywood era (1930's and 1940's), and also love most forms of music. My favorite guitar player is Pat Metheny. I also like Leo Kottke... My bird photography can be found at www.excellentbirds.com, which passes through to my Flickr account.
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Myriam
French
Dec 12, 2023
Très bonne leçon sur le document support que nous avions (sur le thème de "Ma famille"). Bravo pour votre travail sur votre prononciation ! Ce n'est pas facile et je n'ai pas eu besoin de beaucoup vous corriger. Bonne lecture, bonnes réponses aux questions des exercices avec un vocabulaire pas toujours facile, bonne expression orale. J'ai hâte de continuer notre travail ensemble sur le prochain document ! A lundi avec grand plaisir. :-)
Myriam
French
Dec 8, 2023
Très bonne première conversation Mitch ! :-D Bravo, vous vous êtes bien exprimé en français. C'était bien. J'ai hâte de commencer notre travail avec les supports dont nous avons parlé. A très bientôt avec grand plaisir ! :-D
Alejandro Muñoz Rúa
Spanish
Jun 9, 2020
The class was interesting, we talked about different topics and the time goes by fast with Mitch. He has an excellent Spanish level with a good accent. Congratulations! See ya mi amigo, Alejandro.
CathyCat
Spanish
Jun 5, 2020
Buena conversación y muy buen dominio del español!
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  • Posted
    In this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-4TKrmJHLk&t=38s at around 00:39, she says: qu'il faut développer parce que ça peut pas être fait en un jour I understand that often the 'ne' is left out, but it also sounds like "ça peut pêtre".... is that just another case of having to understand the way "real" French is spoken? Merci!
    March 17, 2024
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  • Posted
    I have been studying French on my own using various materials (audio CD, Lingoda, Youtube channels) for about 1 year. I have made reasonably good progress, now working on Lingoda level B1. I would really love to do at least one month at an immersion school, and bien sûr, in France. But for several reasons, it might work out better for me to take such a course in Quebec City. I have of course read about the differences between Quebec French and Parisian French... it seems to me that some people say the differences are "no big deal", but others (presumably native French) would not agree. Since this is mostly a hobby for me, does it matter? Of course, I still want to spend time in France at some point. Anyone who has visited Quebec City (old) will know how marvelous it is. Has anyone else had this dilemma? Merci!
    March 12, 2024
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  • Answered
    Merci...
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    December 16, 2023
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  • Posted
    J'ai deux questions... 1. Why is it “je serai la” instead of “j’y serai”? NOTE this is from my Pimsleur French III. 2. When to use "c’est" instead of "il or elle est”? I cannot see any rule to determine this. Merci, Mitch
    December 15, 2023
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  • Posted
    Les Etats-Unis est un très grand pays. Il est dificile de choisir! Mais voici: 1. Le Grand Canyon. Il est indescriptible. Le mot "grand" ne le décrit pas. 2. Les Everglades de Florida. Ils sont décrits comme: rivière d'herbe. 3. Mon endroit favorit: La ville de Newport Rhode Island. Tout les pays ont les grands chateaux, mais Newport a en un quartier entièr. Je ne compare pas les EEUU à Europe, vis-a-vis les chateaux!
    October 5, 2023
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  • Corrected
    Are these sentences grammatically correct and natural enough? ▪ Had a great day with these amazing people. The rain couldn't disrupt our plan for our delicious duck meal/lunch/dinner. One would not use "devouring" that way, to describe a normal event. It implies an extraordinary event, as though an animal were attacking prey. It is not impossible for it to be used of a human, but more like this: After completing his 24 hour fast, he felt like he could devour a whole chicken. I assume this is informal, as to a friend, so just using "had" is fine.
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    October 5, 2023
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  • Posted
    On vs. nous Every time I think about avoiding "nous", I will hear it used the way one might expect, for "we". Are there rules where one should NOT use "on" for what might be translated in English as "we"? Merci beaucoup!
    October 5, 2023
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  • Posted
    Wofür vs was DeepL translates "What are you interested in?" as either Wofür interessieren Sie sich? Was interessiert Sie? I have trouble "getting" when to use words like "wofür". Is just using "was" okay here normally?
    August 23, 2023
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  • Posted
    I get the idea of reflexive verbs. But sometimes they are when you do not expect them, or are not when you do. For example, why is 'duschen' not reflexive?
    August 20, 2023
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  • Commented
    Thanks for a great way to think about declensions. But meiner meinung nach, it is the combination of prepositions and cases that almost make me want to give up!
    August 9, 2023
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