Comments on: The Cornucopia of Language http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/ If you don't know where you're going, you don't have to know how to get there. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:07:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: The Great Interview Project II: Meet a Peach « Indecisive Peach http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2437 The Great Interview Project II: Meet a Peach « Indecisive Peach Sun, 23 Mar 2008 17:19:23 +0000 http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2437 [...] “If you know even just one more language, think how many more stories of life and love and emotion yo...” Whoa. I love that. How many languages do you speak and what inspired you to learn them? Aside from English, which I have moderately good grip on, I speak German. I learned it at the same time I learned English when I was a child because my Mom is German. I speak and understand just a smattering of Spanish, but in terms of inspiration I’m trying to learn Chinese because I’m fascinated with the culture. [...] [...] “If you know even just one more language, think how many more stories of life and love and emotion yo…” Whoa. I love that. How many languages do you speak and what inspired you to learn them? Aside from English, which I have moderately good grip on, I speak German. I learned it at the same time I learned English when I was a child because my Mom is German. I speak and understand just a smattering of Spanish, but in terms of inspiration I’m trying to learn Chinese because I’m fascinated with the culture. [...]

]]> By: nerd’s eye view » Blog Archive » The Great Interview Project II: Meet a Peach http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2424 nerd’s eye view » Blog Archive » The Great Interview Project II: Meet a Peach Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:35:15 +0000 http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2424 [...] “If you know even just one more language, think how many more stories of life and love and emotion yo...” Whoa. I love that. How many languages do you speak and what inspired you to learn them? Aside from English, which I have moderately good grip on, I speak German. I learned it at the same time I learned English when I was a child because my Mom is German. I speak and understand just a smattering of Spanish, but in terms of inspiration I’m trying to learn Chinese because I’m fascinated with the culture. [...] [...] “If you know even just one more language, think how many more stories of life and love and emotion yo…” Whoa. I love that. How many languages do you speak and what inspired you to learn them? Aside from English, which I have moderately good grip on, I speak German. I learned it at the same time I learned English when I was a child because my Mom is German. I speak and understand just a smattering of Spanish, but in terms of inspiration I’m trying to learn Chinese because I’m fascinated with the culture. [...]

]]> By: a lee http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2320 a lee Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:26:50 +0000 http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2320 I can't help but here the ringside play-by-play in my head: "[Your German has a Bavarian accent.]" "OHHHH! And that right hook comes out of NOWHERE and STAGGERS the challenger..." :) I can’t help but here the ringside play-by-play in my head:

“[Your German has a Bavarian accent.]”

“OHHHH! And that right hook comes out of NOWHERE and STAGGERS the challenger…”

:)

]]> By: strangerandstranger http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2285 strangerandstranger Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:48:05 +0000 http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2285 learning a different langeuage in those days seemed so unnesecary. learning a different langeuage in those days seemed so unnesecary.

]]> By: K http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2281 K Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:58:39 +0000 http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2281 :) I remember my "sex ed" class all too vividly. Our teacher was used of teaching second graders(This was the summer between 9th and 10th grade) and was only there during summer school to make an extra buck, and for the first two weeks of class until she got used of us, she would put her finger in the shape of an L to her forehead and we'd all shut up. "Are you telling us we are losers?" "NO! It means settle down! Look, Listen and Learn!" she'd say. It didn't help we had a judges daughter(May have remembered her?) in the class always giggling when learning how to put on a condom, or asking dumb ass questions like, does it feel any different with a condom on? I knew the teacher wanted to say "Your 16, shut the hell up", and as the class would irrupt into laughter, sure as shit, she'd put that stupid "L" to her forehead. Classic. Good memories. Sorry for the long winded post. *returns you back to your normally scheduled programming* :)

I remember my “sex ed” class all too vividly. Our teacher was used of teaching second graders(This was the summer between 9th and 10th grade) and was only there during summer school to make an extra buck, and for the first two weeks of class until she got used of us, she would put her finger in the shape of an L to her forehead and we’d all shut up.

“Are you telling us we are losers?”

“NO! It means settle down! Look, Listen and Learn!” she’d say.

It didn’t help we had a judges daughter(May have remembered her?) in the class always giggling when learning how to put on a condom, or asking dumb ass questions like, does it feel any different with a condom on?

I knew the teacher wanted to say “Your 16, shut the hell up”, and as the class would irrupt into laughter, sure as shit, she’d put that stupid “L” to her forehead.

Classic. Good memories.

Sorry for the long winded post.

*returns you back to your normally scheduled programming*

]]> By: E http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2280 E Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:29:56 +0000 http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2280 I vaguely learned Spanish from a very white and blonde gentleman for a semester and a crabby Hispanic guy for one and a half. I learned much more from the former... I wish it was more so that I can say that I actually learned Spanish. I vaguely learned Spanish from a very white and blonde gentleman for a semester and a crabby Hispanic guy for one and a half. I learned much more from the former… I wish it was more so that I can say that I actually learned Spanish.

]]> By: eatsbugs http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2279 eatsbugs Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:51:39 +0000 http://indecisivepeach.com/2008/01/16/the-cornucopia-of-language/#comment-2279 I wonder if the trick of not knowing what a word means would still work now. I wonder if the trick of not knowing what a word means would still work now.

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