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    Thread: Mnemosyne vs. Anki
Post: Mnemosyne vs. Anki

To quote mezbup, mezbup Wrote:Anki has a bit of a learning curve on it, I thought. Though once I fully understood the features of it I was rather amazed at the versatility and flexibility of it enabl...
CKBrown1000 Learning resources 24 14,224 2010-07-16, 12:04 pm
    Thread: I met James W Heisig
Post: I met James W Heisig

careful.................... Can we just turn this conversation back to Mr. Heisig? Before it becomes a complete flame-war cluster****?
CKBrown1000 Off topic 20 6,260 2009-12-14, 12:22 pm
    Thread: りゅ、りょ pronunciation
Post: りゅ、りょ pronunciation

For some reason, I can pronounce りょう but not りょ, and りゅう but not りゅ. I find it so odd that it's easy to get the doubled vowel, but when it's just the single glide, I can't pronounce it.
CKBrown1000 The Japanese language 21 5,632 2009-11-27, 2:55 am
    Thread: Why I don't recommend taking a 4 month break from kanji reviews
Post: Why I don't recommend taking a 4 month break from ...

liosama Wrote:I think taking a break is good. I took about 3 different breaks of roughly 3-4 month long periods. Made me realise which stories were perfect and which ones really needed reworking. I wo...
CKBrown1000 Remembering the Kanji 14 2,473 2009-11-21, 12:29 am
    Thread: Why I don't recommend taking a 4 month break from kanji reviews
Post: Why I don't recommend taking a 4 month break from ...

I am also ashamed that I stalled out (at about 170 cards). School started, and I started flaking out. Well, I wound up with about 110 expired cards, and I forgot a good 80% of them. I'm finally caught...
CKBrown1000 Remembering the Kanji 14 2,473 2009-11-21, 12:28 am
    Thread: sushi often not what you think
Post: sushi often not what you think

strugglebunny Wrote:I would eat a baby if I could get away with it, and I knew it taste like bacon. What the -? Really? strugglebunny Wrote:Dolphins eat fish, and whales eat krill, they obviously do...
CKBrown1000 Off topic 33 4,550 2009-11-20, 10:25 pm
    Thread: Can't believe theres a word for it.
Post: Can't believe theres a word for it.

Wow... just.... wow. :P
CKBrown1000 The Japanese language 8 2,971 2009-11-20, 10:09 pm
    Thread: Google Wave Invites
Post: Google Wave Invites

bombpersons Wrote:icamonkey, CKBrown1000 and fugu68 invited! 15 left. I thank you, good sir!!!
CKBrown1000 Off topic 168 22,148 2009-11-11, 1:39 pm
    Thread: Google Wave Invites
Post: Google Wave Invites

Would also love an invite! ckbrown1000 [at] gmail [dot] com
CKBrown1000 Off topic 168 22,148 2009-11-11, 3:38 am
    Thread: For improving early literacy, reading comics is no child's play
Post: For improving early literacy, reading comics is no...

nest0r Wrote:Actually, I'm midway through this book: Reading Japan Cool: Patterns of Manga Literacy and Discourse. It's pretty interesting, performs some refreshing matter of fact research on contempo...
CKBrown1000 Off topic 2 896 2009-11-06, 12:02 am
    Thread: Use a spaced repetition system to learn Japanese!!!
Post: Use a spaced repetition system to learn Japanese!!...

I have lol'd.
CKBrown1000 General discussion 23 7,130 2009-11-05, 2:11 pm
    Thread: I'm a Slacker... Motivate Me! (THE THREAD)
Post: I'm a Slacker... Motivate Me! (THE THREAD)

About mid August I began to slow down with my kanji study. I'd like to blame it on the fact that that's when my classes started up again. Anyway, I just logged back in today and found several hundred ...
CKBrown1000 Remembering the Kanji 24 5,919 2009-10-16, 12:52 pm
    Thread: Japanese people are stressed because they can only read 500 Kanji.
Post: Japanese people are stressed because they can only...

masaman Wrote:When does he learn your girlfriend's "I don't know" means "I don't bloody care what you are talking about. Speak something more interesting"? Damn right. Maybe she didn't speak good Engl...
CKBrown1000 General discussion 99 19,317 2009-08-28, 3:06 pm
    Thread: What is/was your area of study?
Post: What is/was your area of study?

I'm considering a major in either: * Computer Science, * Information Technology, * Business Administration, * Psychology, or * English with a minor/ double major in Japanese. I still have a little b...
CKBrown1000 Off topic 98 16,846 2009-08-28, 3:03 pm
    Thread: Heisig interview
Post: Heisig interview

That article is inspiring.
CKBrown1000 General discussion 14 4,334 2009-08-27, 6:02 pm
    Thread: Do your friends think you're crazy?
Post: Do your friends think you're crazy?

Here's the breakdown for me: - Father: Thinks its stupid, worthless, and 'gay.' He's just learnt to live with it though. - Friends: Think its really awesome, and ask me how far along I am with the kan...
CKBrown1000 Remembering the Kanji 119 30,357 2009-08-25, 3:17 am
    Thread: List of all the primitives?
Post: List of all the primitives?

There's a list of primitives in the appendix of the book...
CKBrown1000 Remembering the Kanji 2 882 2009-08-21, 12:48 am
    Thread: Do you have an exit strategy?
Post: Do you have an exit strategy?

leosmith Wrote:Shirley, many of you have wondered about this. First of all, don't call me Shirley... :) My plan is as follows. Upon exiting the RTK1 Crusade I'll go straight into reading CNN.co.jp an...
CKBrown1000 General discussion 28 4,588 2009-08-19, 8:20 pm
    Thread: English is no longer English - Kanji is no longer Kanji.
Post: English is no longer English - Kanji is no longer ...

nest0r Wrote:One thing I find weird is when I go to grade a sentence in Anki and realize I can't properly grade it because 'knowing' the sentence was so transparent to me, it came and went instantly t...
CKBrown1000 General discussion 74 10,174 2009-08-05, 6:47 pm
    Thread: Anybody working on RtK full-time, hoping to finish in 4 or 5 weeks?
Post: Anybody working on RtK full-time, hoping to finish...

KaitouJS Wrote:Anyway, if you're persistent enough and can keep up your pace, I'd say that you can finish the book in less than four weeks. Just don't take unnecessary breaks. I agree. I wish I could ...
CKBrown1000 Remembering the Kanji 17 3,721 2009-08-04, 6:34 pm
    Thread: English is no longer English - Kanji is no longer Kanji.
Post: English is no longer English - Kanji is no longer ...

I find this thread quite entertaining. Here's my opinion: I am a native, monolingual English speaker. Living from birth in San Diego, I've had people prompting me to learn Spanish from day one. I've ...
CKBrown1000 General discussion 74 10,174 2009-08-04, 6:26 pm
    Thread: What kind of headphones do you use?
Post: What kind of headphones do you use?

I have some Wireless Sennheiser's. But when I'm not using those, I'm using a $1 set I got at the gas station! (http://www.sennheiserusa.com/private_hea...headphones)
CKBrown1000 General discussion 51 15,751 2009-08-04, 3:31 pm
    Thread: Any suggestion for an iPhone handwriting app, dictionary?
Post: Any suggestion for an iPhone handwriting app, dict...

Kotoba! for the dictionary. End of story.
CKBrown1000 Learning resources 7 10,029 2009-07-26, 3:38 am
    Thread: Reviews when drunk?!
Post: Reviews when drunk?!

I do them on my phone while driving drunk :).
CKBrown1000 Off topic 12 1,757 2009-07-26, 3:36 am
    Thread: I study Nihongo because...
Post: I study Nihongo because...

When I was in middle school, I was given the choice to take Japanese as an elective, and all the other electives were either already full or really lame. So, I signed up. Didn't learn anything at all....
CKBrown1000 Off topic 358 111,178 2009-05-29, 5:10 pm