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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by k3ifers
i never understood why people would take french in highschool.

on the other hand, i took spanish from 7th grade until 11th, then four semesters of it in college and i can't speak it for shit h:
if you don't use it you lose it
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 09:04 AM
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exactly.

i could probably learn more and have kept it if i moved to spain for four months like my friend.
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 09:30 AM
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They say it's a harder when you get older but I also heard the Rosetta stone series is great.
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by BetterBob
Try banging a bunch of Mexicans. Maybe you can get it like an STD.
does not work

i fucked a spanish chick for months and months .... i still couldnt tell you what her grandparents would say to me 90% of the time
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 10:29 AM
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been 2 years since i started japanese and i can barely carry on a conversation with my gf's family
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by RB
learn spanish as in be able to comprehend it? no.

learn basis conversational phrases enough to get by in a Mexican tourist city (Cabo, Cancun, etc)? Sure.
what RB said.

but what Tark said also. if you knew one of the Latin languages like French or Italian already you might be able to pick it up quicker.
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 11:02 AM
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rosetta stone
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 11:13 AM
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I haven't tried learning a new language since I learned English. Maybe I'll try learning Spanish...or not.
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 11:29 AM
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Moved to a Spanish country and you will be force to learn in 3 days lol. 28yrs and I still can't write Spanish perfect.
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Old Sep 30, 2009 | 11:34 AM
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oh and if you know Spanish then you can learn Italian on the fly or vice versa.
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