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Grittonia
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Postby Grittonia » Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:55 pm

Well, let's think. Dutch is my mother language, then I can also speak some tourist German and tourist French. I also speak some Bargoens, which is kinda like a dialect of Dutch.
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EvilDarkMagicians
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Postby EvilDarkMagicians » Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:58 pm

French.
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Chinese Regions
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Postby Chinese Regions » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:02 pm

I speak Mandarin of course I know a few German phrases too
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New La Habana
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Postby New La Habana » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:04 pm

German.
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The chrisman union
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Postby The chrisman union » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:05 pm

I can read/listen to/sort of speak French from school lessons, and I can say eff off in Russian.
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Afrikalund
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Postby Afrikalund » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:06 pm

Let's see...
Afrikaans is my native language, I started learn English when I was five. I understand Dutch very well and German somewhat, mostly because I have family from both places and have gotten used to them. I've taken French in school, and know a tiny amount of Zulu, Xhosa, and Italian.
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Kazhanistan
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Postby Kazhanistan » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:07 pm

I'm almost fluent in arabic, I'm trying to learn it as I plan on hopefully joining the US special forces. Plus I'm a muslim so you just kinda pick it up naturally anyway. Maybe after that I'll try to learn Mandarin or Russian.
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Birnadia
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Postby Birnadia » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:27 pm

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Waldo followers
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Founded: Jul 23, 2010
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Postby Waldo followers » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:48 pm

german
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Dazchan
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Postby Dazchan » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:09 pm

A little Japanese, but I'm very rusty.

I want to relearn it the hard way by taking a one-way trip to Tokyo.
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Buffett and Colbert
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Postby Buffett and Colbert » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:36 pm

Spanish

EDIT-- I'm currently taking an Italian class and I do know at least one song in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Hungarian, Romanian, Hebrew, Arabic, and Finnish.
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Conserative Morality
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Postby Conserative Morality » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:37 pm

I've had a year of French, a year of Spanish, and a smattering of Latin.

I can also say 'Yes' in five languages and 'No' in six.
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East Klent
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Postby East Klent » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:38 pm

French, Welsh, German, Latin and Spanish.
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Brewdomia
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Founded: Jun 26, 2009
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Postby Brewdomia » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:42 pm

Spanish.

Ofc, English or GTFO. :p
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Buffett and Colbert
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Postby Buffett and Colbert » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:45 pm

Conserative Morality wrote:I can also say 'Yes' in five languages and 'No' in six.

That's pretty revealing. :p
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You-Gi-Owe wrote:If someone were to ask me about your online persona as a standard of your "date-ability", I'd rate you as "worth investigating further & passionate about beliefs". But, enough of the idle speculation on why you didn't score with the opposite gender.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:Clever, but your Jedi mind tricks don't work on me.

His Jedi mind tricks are insignificant compared to the power of Buffy's sex appeal.
Keronians wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:My law class took my virginity. And it was 100% consensual.

I accuse your precious law class of statutory rape.
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Greater Americania
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Founded: Sep 02, 2008
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Postby Greater Americania » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:50 pm

Luciasa wrote:Are there any people who understand other languages than English? I speak German...


Y yo hablo algunos Espanol.
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Wolffbaden
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Founded: Mar 19, 2010
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Postby Wolffbaden » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:51 pm

German and French.
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Buffett and Colbert
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Postby Buffett and Colbert » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:53 pm

Greater Americania wrote:
Luciasa wrote:Are there any people who understand other languages than English? I speak German...


Y yo hablo algunos un poco español.

"Algunos" means some but not in this context. :)
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You-Gi-Owe wrote:If someone were to ask me about your online persona as a standard of your "date-ability", I'd rate you as "worth investigating further & passionate about beliefs". But, enough of the idle speculation on why you didn't score with the opposite gender.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:Clever, but your Jedi mind tricks don't work on me.

His Jedi mind tricks are insignificant compared to the power of Buffy's sex appeal.
Keronians wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:My law class took my virginity. And it was 100% consensual.

I accuse your precious law class of statutory rape.
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Greater Americania
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Postby Greater Americania » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:54 pm

Buffett and Colbert wrote:
Greater Americania wrote:
Y yo hablo algunos un poco español.

"Algunos" means some but not in this context. :)


Case and point. I'm not fluent. Although I did intentionally leave out the accent mark, whereas I am typing with an English keyboard without such letters.
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Federal Republic of Greater Americania: “Liberty, Soveriegnty, Freedom!”
Original Founder of the Nationalist Union
Member of the Santiago Anti-Communist Treaty Organization
Nationalist Republic, governed by the National Republican Party
Economic Left/Right: 2.0, Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 6.21
President: Austin Farley
Vice President: John Raimark
Secretary of State: Jason Lee
Secretary of Defense: Shane Tomlinson
Secretary of Federal Security: Ross Ferrell
-Chief of Interior Security Forces: General James Calley
Secretary of Territorial Administration: Brandon Terry
-Governor of Tlozuk: Jarod Harris
-Governor of Comaack: John Fargo
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Conserative Morality
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Postby Conserative Morality » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:55 pm

Buffett and Colbert wrote:That's pretty revealing. :p

Perhaps, but I doubt the revelation is surprising. :p
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Buffett and Colbert
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Postby Buffett and Colbert » Sat Sep 18, 2010 4:56 pm

Conserative Morality wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:That's pretty revealing. :p

Perhaps, but I doubt the revelation is surprising. :p

True, dat. :p
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You-Gi-Owe wrote:If someone were to ask me about your online persona as a standard of your "date-ability", I'd rate you as "worth investigating further & passionate about beliefs". But, enough of the idle speculation on why you didn't score with the opposite gender.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:Clever, but your Jedi mind tricks don't work on me.

His Jedi mind tricks are insignificant compared to the power of Buffy's sex appeal.
Keronians wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:My law class took my virginity. And it was 100% consensual.

I accuse your precious law class of statutory rape.
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Enn
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Postby Enn » Sat Sep 18, 2010 5:22 pm

Am learning Auslan, plus know a smidgen of German and Greek.
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Buffett and Colbert
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Postby Buffett and Colbert » Sat Sep 18, 2010 5:27 pm

Greater Americania wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:"Algunos" means some but not in this context. :)


Case and point. I'm not fluent. Although I did intentionally leave out the accent mark, whereas I am typing with an English keyboard without such letters.

I figured, but I decided to put it anyway. But you don't actually need a different keyboard to do them. On most computers (that aren't Macs; I don't know anything about them) either ctrl+[the corresponding number key] or Fn+ NmLk ctrl+[the corresponding number key] will do it. It's kind of a pain, though.

You have to memorise the codes.
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If the knowledge isn't useful, you haven't found the lesson yet. ~Iniika
You-Gi-Owe wrote:If someone were to ask me about your online persona as a standard of your "date-ability", I'd rate you as "worth investigating further & passionate about beliefs". But, enough of the idle speculation on why you didn't score with the opposite gender.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:Clever, but your Jedi mind tricks don't work on me.

His Jedi mind tricks are insignificant compared to the power of Buffy's sex appeal.
Keronians wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:My law class took my virginity. And it was 100% consensual.

I accuse your precious law class of statutory rape.
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Cqvjesse
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Founded: May 14, 2010
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Postby Cqvjesse » Sat Sep 18, 2010 5:32 pm

I'm learning Spanish but I think German would have been easier.
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Buffett and Colbert
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Postby Buffett and Colbert » Sat Sep 18, 2010 5:40 pm

Cqvjesse wrote:I'm learning Spanish but I think German would have been easier.

Not that I know German, but... I'm pretty sure any Romance language is easier than German.
If the knowledge isn't useful, you haven't found the lesson yet. ~Iniika
You-Gi-Owe wrote:If someone were to ask me about your online persona as a standard of your "date-ability", I'd rate you as "worth investigating further & passionate about beliefs". But, enough of the idle speculation on why you didn't score with the opposite gender.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:Clever, but your Jedi mind tricks don't work on me.

His Jedi mind tricks are insignificant compared to the power of Buffy's sex appeal.
Keronians wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:My law class took my virginity. And it was 100% consensual.

I accuse your precious law class of statutory rape.
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