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Thread: How long do you think it takes to be fluent in Japanese? Post: How long do you think it takes to be fluent in Jap... nest0r Wrote:How ironic, you've used a semicolon and a coordinating conjunction to connect your final two clauses! Tsk tsk, ho hum. Thanks for catching the typo on the semicolon. I'm not going come ba... |
musigny | Off topic | 132 | 22,586 | 2009-02-15, 9:17 am | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Tobberoth Wrote:Common assumption. Untrue assumption. You missed a word or misunderstood. Tobberoth Wrote:Speaking is a distinct skill which isn't trained by listening. Overly simplistic. Baseless. To... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-15, 9:04 am | ||
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Thread: The best way to learn a foreign language is to go to a foreign country Post: The best way to learn a foreign language is to go ... EnjukuBlack Wrote:This antimoon bit is so full of holes. Why bring up the example of immigrants in America who can't speak proper English and use that as the only possible result of living in a forei... |
musigny | General discussion | 113 | 21,677 | 2009-02-15, 8:02 am | ||
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Thread: How long do you think it takes to be fluent in Japanese? Post: How long do you think it takes to be fluent in Jap... tokyostyle Wrote:You must have misunderstood the sentence then. There's one comma missing, but otherwise it is correct as-is. (Which is a separate issue from the lack of quality.) Incorrect. Run it ... |
musigny | Off topic | 132 | 22,586 | 2009-02-15, 7:43 am | ||
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Thread: The best way to learn a foreign language is to go to a foreign country Post: The best way to learn a foreign language is to go ... "A lot of people seem to think that being in a foreign country means that you automatically learn the country's language well. Perhaps the most prominent people who believe in this "common-sense truth... |
musigny | General discussion | 113 | 21,677 | 2009-02-15, 7:20 am | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Thora Wrote:I am a Canadian woman who studied Japanese for four years in school and has lived in a Japanese-speaking country for eight. I am a very nice woman. My pronunciation is quite good, but my w... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-15, 7:07 am | ||
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Thread: How long do you think it takes to be fluent in Japanese? Post: How long do you think it takes to be fluent in Jap... tokyostyle Wrote:For someone who has been through their entire college education in English they have a very expansive vocabulary and may know the lingo of one or more specialized fields. This is amus... |
musigny | Off topic | 132 | 22,586 | 2009-02-15, 6:00 am | ||
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Thread: How long do you think it takes to be fluent in Japanese? Post: How long do you think it takes to be fluent in Jap... You are fluent when you can hold the same conversations you can now in your native language in Japanese readily and effortlessly. Your Japanese will flow effortlessly and be polished. |
musigny | Off topic | 132 | 22,586 | 2009-02-15, 2:37 am | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people I spoke to a Chinese person today who studied English for six years in school and has lived in an English-speaking country for four. Very nice woman. Her pronunciation is quite poor and her word order... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-15, 2:26 am | ||
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Thread: How long do you think it takes to be fluent in Japanese? Post: How long do you think it takes to be fluent in Jap... I think the meaning of fluent is pretty clear. Its root meaning is "flow". fluent adj. 1. Able to express oneself readily and effortlessly: a fluent speaker; fluent in three languages. 2. Flowing e... |
musigny | Off topic | 132 | 22,586 | 2009-02-14, 8:57 pm | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Tobberoth, I'm sorry but I didn't have a chance to read what you wrote due to the length. But I wish you the best for your Japanese studies and that you develop whatever level of proficiency you desir... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-14, 11:48 am | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Minder Wrote:A bit off topic, but could someone give me the rundown on how good Khatzumoto's japanese really is in the video he posted (japanese no where near good enough to have any opinion of my own... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-13, 3:54 pm | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Tobberoth Wrote:I'm arguing the myths as they were quoted, if they have reasons which make me change my mind about them on their site, obviously the actual myths were not properly written and that wou... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-13, 3:47 pm | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Tobberoth Wrote:It's not that I disagree with what you're saying on any point really, just going to justify what I meant when i "shot down" their "anti-myths". I humbly submit "Fired at" may be more a... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-13, 12:33 pm | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people wrightak Wrote:If you want to respond using other means then you are very welcome. I would like to discuss it with everyone over a cold one at a local bar. The first round is on me. |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-13, 5:56 am | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Tobberoth Wrote:My viewpoint has changed a lot since I joined the forum so I would guess that while you might have read a lot of what I've posted, remember that I also post way too much ;) Check that ... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-13, 5:44 am | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people wrightak Wrote:musigny Wrote:wrightak Wrote:I'm not saying that the argument is wrong because they are selling software and have ads. I'm saying that there's a conflict of interest. That's irrelevant.... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-13, 5:18 am | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Jarvik7 Wrote:Hitler wasn't a Japanese person with good English ability, thus you are a liberal atheist communist hippy (=wrong). This statement speaks for itself. |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-13, 4:51 am | ||
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Thread: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relation Post: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relati... Jarvik7 Wrote:Canada and America's cultures are a lot more different than people normally think, but Texas might as well have been mars. Well it's all relative. Canada and America's cultures may be di... |
musigny | Off topic | 82 | 10,457 | 2009-02-13, 4:35 am | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people wrightak Wrote:I'm not saying that the argument is wrong because they are selling software and have ads. I'm saying that there's a conflict of interest. That's irrelevant. High school debate team 101 ... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-13, 4:22 am | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people wrightak Wrote:woodwojr Wrote:Conflict of interest would be a more compelling argument if they had something material to gain; as far as I can tell, AntiMoon sells nothing and has no ads (to be fair, ... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-12, 11:29 pm | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people wrightak Wrote:woodwojr Wrote:Conflict of interest would be a more compelling argument if they had something material to gain; as far as I can tell, AntiMoon sells nothing and has no ads (to be fair, ... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-12, 11:21 pm | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Nukemarine Wrote:I think the loaded word in Myth #1 is "Best". How can that way be called the "best" when it involves a major life change (Job, location, funds, etc). It is a way to learn a foreign la... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-12, 10:59 pm | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Jarvik7 Wrote:woodwojr Wrote:There absolutely is such a thing; simply define goodness as any partial ordering such that there exists a maximum element and a "best" falls right out. I define goodness a... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-12, 10:46 pm | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people wccrawford Wrote:Personal attacks are rarely the way to win an argument. Agreed. |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-12, 10:12 pm | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Jarvik7 Wrote:There is no such thing as a "best" university. Depending on what faculty you study under, different universities have better programs. This is just one ranking done by an institute in Ch... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-12, 9:53 pm | ||
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Thread: The Encouragement Thread Post: The Encouragement Thread I was away on business this past week and didn't look at the site. I'm afraid to log in. |
musigny | Remembering the Kanji | 908 | 186,089 | 2009-02-12, 8:44 pm | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people phauna Wrote:Last I heard the US school system sucks big time. The Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University did a ranking of the world's top 500 universities. Eight of the top te... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-12, 8:36 pm | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Tobberoth Wrote:This is interesting, can't help but give my opinion on those: 1# Of course it is. Where can you get better exposure? Nowhere. A determined student living in Japan will learn faster th... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-12, 8:25 pm | ||
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Thread: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Post: Regarding the English skills of Japanese people Japanese are notoriously bad at foreign languages. A lot of the reasons are brought up in this thread. They are shy. Volunteering, showing off, etc. are never rewarded. Japanese has fewer sounds than ... |
musigny | General discussion | 168 | 23,224 | 2009-02-12, 12:26 pm | ||
