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    Thread: Polyglots vs. Polynots
Post: Polyglots vs. Polynots

Any idea about how can we build the "islands" he talks about in the video? Can we make a study group for that?
incepator General discussion 85 21,631 2013-08-24, 12:16 pm
    Thread: The key to fluency: 10,000 words in one year.
Post: The key to fluency: 10,000 words in one year.

Common trap: ------ OMG, someone is wrong on the Internet. I have to... ------
incepator General discussion 249 67,247 2013-03-02, 8:15 am
    Thread: Core 2k deck
Post: Core 2k deck

http://www.ihtm.ro/ Can you recognize the lady with the ice pop?
incepator Learning resources 7 1,579 2012-06-30, 3:10 am
    Thread: Advice to begin with?
Post: Advice to begin with?

I would recomand to try to learn x each day. Forming a habit is much more beneficial in the long run. If x is too large at some point you will have too many reviews and will probably slack. Just for f...
incepator Remembering the Kanji 5 1,357 2012-06-14, 1:07 am
    Thread: Doing sentences method the wrong way??
Post: Doing sentences method the wrong way??

cherie91 Wrote:My main source of sentences is from "A dictionary of beginner/intermediate Japanese Grammar". I input about 10-15 sentences (from 2 grammar points) each day and of course review it cons...
incepator The Japanese language 9 4,699 2012-05-17, 9:30 am
    Thread: Vegetarianism is Evil!? - Help! Crisis of Faith!!!
Post: Vegetarianism is Evil!? - Help! Crisis of Faith!!!

I think the limiting resources is a false problem. We are standing in the middle of a vast universe. Why not concentrate our efforst towards that instead of spending money to enforce a policy like 1 c...
incepator Off topic 31 6,602 2012-04-30, 3:31 am
    Thread: Vegetarianism is Evil!? - Help! Crisis of Faith!!!
Post: Vegetarianism is Evil!? - Help! Crisis of Faith!!!

@OP: I'm not a vegetarian so I think I fit into you target group. Your reasons for not eating meat are pefectly valid. You don't have to worry about the reasons other have that you find unacceptable. ...
incepator Off topic 31 6,602 2012-04-30, 3:00 am
    Thread: Core 2k/6k help?
Post: Core 2k/6k help?

I think KO2000 should be the first try. It's more structured. Then start Core 2k but with ordered kanji. This was also suggested by Nukemarin if I'm not mistaken.
incepator Learning resources 23 6,591 2011-01-19, 11:59 am
    Thread: Graded Kyoiku kanji + compounds deck
Post: Graded Kyoiku kanji + compounds deck

I saw that this kind of information is available on revtk wiki. Is there any deck around with this information. I found a shared deck but the compunds were enumerated in the same card with the kanji j...
incepator Learning resources 0 729 2010-08-11, 2:17 am
    Thread: SRS idea: String Media Cards
Post: SRS idea: String Media Cards

Yes, this will definitely work if you are interested in only one fact. But let's suppose we have a 2 min scene from a movie, out of which we make 5 cards just like you said. The SRS will schedule this...
incepator Learning resources 3 801 2010-08-05, 5:33 am
    Thread: SRS idea: String Media Cards
Post: SRS idea: String Media Cards

Mmm. Nobody. I guess I have my answer. Anyway in case somebody will read this, I am still thinking about it. The more I think, the more I realize it would be easier to attach an SRS engine to a playe...
incepator Learning resources 3 801 2010-08-05, 1:37 am
    Thread: SRS idea: String Media Cards
Post: SRS idea: String Media Cards

Functionality: Define a set of cards that belong together. The time for review is calculated by Anki independently for each card just like it is now. What is different is how it is presented to the us...
incepator Learning resources 3 801 2010-08-04, 7:15 am
    Thread: Core 6000 step recommendation
Post: Core 6000 step recommendation

A good place to start is this: http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=5110
incepator Learning resources 16 8,565 2010-05-13, 3:15 pm
    Thread: improving pronunciation ... in English!
Post: improving pronunciation ... in English!

Please look at this site. http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Eacadtech/phonetics/# It helped me a lot. IPA is great after you learn it. When you look up a word in a dictionary you can also learn how to pronoun...
incepator Off topic 27 5,520 2010-05-10, 2:57 am
    Thread: Maximizing daily learning
Post: Maximizing daily learning

I listen to the last 50 or so phrases that I put in Anki, when I am on the way. I also carry around the last 16 to 40 words that I learned on post-it notes. I also try to talk to myself or try to name...
incepator The Japanese language 12 4,156 2010-03-18, 2:08 am
    Thread: What is/was your area of study?
Post: What is/was your area of study?

Math and computer science here.
incepator Off topic 98 16,846 2009-08-28, 1:51 am
    Thread: iKnow
Post: iKnow

Does anybody know if it's possible to make a list with the sentences from any given course and study those in AJATT style (kana to kanji)? I tried but all I could add was the words not the sentences u...
incepator Learning resources 599 117,018 2008-11-08, 12:39 am
    Thread: Input Theory Proof
Post: Input Theory Proof

I normally don't want to listen to statements that are informing me about how hard or difficult it is to learn a particular language. Any type of particularity just makes it interesting not difficult....
incepator Off topic 29 4,808 2008-10-31, 1:52 am
    Thread: Input Theory Proof
Post: Input Theory Proof

mentat_kgs Wrote:I don't know how much Romanian and Italian resemble. I'm Brazilian, I never studied Italian and I can understand italian quite well if spoken very slowly - tought I can only speak "p...
incepator Off topic 29 4,808 2008-10-30, 1:32 am
    Thread: Input Theory Proof
Post: Input Theory Proof

ファブリス Wrote:I think it's possible to learn purely by listening, but you may also be gifted for this. How you pay attention probably makes a big difference. I mean, if you just watch without trying to ...
incepator Off topic 29 4,808 2008-10-30, 1:09 am
    Thread: Input Theory Proof
Post: Input Theory Proof

Hi everybody, I am a member of the RevTK site for almost a year now. This is my first post here so please be kind to me. First time that I had to carry a conversation in English was at a job inter...
incepator Off topic 29 4,808 2008-10-27, 3:32 am