Do you speak another language?

SiriusB said:
What is wrong? My memory? I think not! :p

SiriusB
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I was trying to hint at the fact that if you think they go overboard with grammar at GCSE, imagine what they are like at A-level. ;)

It gets so much more complicated after GCSE. Thinking about it, our vocab was a mismatch with our grammar. We'd be taught quite complicated grammar and at one point we learnt the words you might use if you'd been in an accident. :rolleyes:

furnace said:
Omg thats a tiny class..! I'm suprised they even ran the course with that turnout
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Well about 7 of us started AS German but it quickly dropped to 4. One of us was only doing the subject for his 4th subject, so he was dropping that after a year so he never concentrated. The other one wasn't sure if she'd carry on; she didn't. Then I wasn't sure. It was a fight between Chemistry and German. My favourite Chemistry teacher (and group tutor) left at Christmas and his replacement was soooo bad, I made my mind up quickly.

So when it looked as if there'd just be two of us, we asked the two teachers would we be safe. We were assured that because the AS course had started, the A2 course would start, as long as we stayed on it. We did.

And as if to prove this was an anomaly, 12 girls I think it was started AS German when I was in Year 13. Some hotties in there I tell ya.:D

So A2 was me and another girl. When I was offered a chance to go to Germany for a week, I jumped at the chance. I'd have some real life Germany experience for my speaking exams. The other A2 student didn't go, however most of the ladies from the year below did. So was me and 6 young ladies. Nice week that was, apart from the randy Italian Pizza owner who kept taking my drinks and food to the other end of the table.
 
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MarcLister said:
K? Si? Watt? KC Watts?! Classic.:D
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Haha, must dig my Fawlty Towers DVDs out some time :D

MarcLister said:
Not if you're the English woman trying to get the name of the manager out of the hopeless Spanish waiter.
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Hehe, I remember the old woman with the hearing aid now.. ...funiest bit has got to be in the office though where they pretend she can't hear them!


//goes off to find DVD :cool:
 
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My native language is English, I know basic German, Greek and a little Sindarin Elvish. I can also swear in Klingon, but this is a family forum so I don't think I'll give examples. :)
 
African English (as well as English)? What is the distinction? Whatever next? English English; British English; French French; American English?

*It could and probably does if you remove the word "broken".

ElRazur said:
Yoruba, Hausa, Broken african english* and english.

*Dont know if that counts as a language.
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Basic French, basic German (both of which I've largely forgotten), basic Russian (which I'm still learning and keep forgetting to practise). I know the grammar of Esperanto and a bit of vocab but never really made a serious attempt to learn it.

Edit: I'm also fluent in about six or seven programming languages if that counts :o
 
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