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Off Topic / Mocking Jesus on Israeli Zionist TV

« on: June 22, 2014, 05:06:45 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RY83mAr5uA

about halfway through she pretends to crucify the monkey please watch this

Off Topic / 8-year-old Claudia Burkill is the first person in the world to beat brain cancer

« on: June 16, 2014, 12:32:12 AM »

http://www.policymic.com/articles/91131/this-8-year-old-girl-is-the-first-person-in-the-world-to-beat-brain-cancer

I'm so used to hearing horror stories about neuroblastoma and similar diseases like this one, made me very happy to hear this. Discuss diseases and cancer stories

Drama / Flatflyer & his annoying obsession

« on: June 06, 2014, 11:07:46 PM »

We get it, you like birds.

Birds Birds Birds Birds Birds Birds Birds
"How much bird can a bird bird if he bird(ID:13640)" - Flatflyer

Off Topic / Cofe Time for in talk English

« on: May 24, 2014, 11:38:30 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWuyrlXI7nA

This Finnish person's English is adorable

Off Topic / Language Megathread 1.0

« on: April 30, 2014, 08:32:10 PM »

Where do I start learning a language?
What are dialects?
Where can I practice?
What can I post here to contribute?

Where do I start learning a language?

I have resources for Spanish, German, Russian, French and Japanese. (Others can give me more to add later, for more languages too.)

Spanish - http://www.studyspanish.com/
German - http://www.deutsch-lernen.com/
Russian - http://learnrussian.rt.com/ (This site is really good for introduction)
French - The only site that looks promising for French I've found is https://www.duolingo.com/ (which happens to offer courses in a few other languages)
Japanese - http://www.japanese-online.com/

And of course, if you know someone who speaks a language you're interested in you could always ask them for help or even lessons if they're willing.

What are dialects?

In simple English:

A dialect is a type of language spoken by a group of people. Sometimes people who live in the same place make a dialect. Sometimes people who are similar in some way make a dialect.

There is no agreed difference between a dialect and a language. Some dialects are called "languages". They may spell words differently and even be known as a language (for example, English is sometimes called a Germanic dialect).

Other dialects are different types of a language that come from different places or countries (for example, British English and American English are dialects of English).

Differences in dialects can be found:

In different words (for example, people who speak British English may go to church and people who speak Scottish English may go to kirk)
In different pronunciations, where words are written the same way but pronounced differently by different speakers.
In different grammar (for example, some people who speak English may say I dived, and others may say I dove)

Where can I practice?

The first and most obvious way to practice would be to talk to someone you know who speaks the language you're learning. If you don't know anyone or don't want to do this, well, there's always the internet. Your options on the internet are very wide too. Some people can learn simply from TV/Radio/Music/listening to conversation in the foreign language, or you can talk with someone just over text or on voice if you prefer. It might also help to practice by conversing with someone else who is learning the language. Although you can only really improve your language skills very well with natives, learners can help you with parts of the language they are more familiar with and you can return the favour.

What can I post here to contribute?

The list is pretty much endless as long as it relates to languages, I guess. What I'd like to see, however, is people in here getting help from one another learning a language. Or just discussion of a language or languages. Maybe even full-on discussions in another language!

I'll add more to this later. Gimme suggestions and stuff for the OP if you have any, too.

Off Topic / American English Dialect/Accent Quiz

« on: April 26, 2014, 11:12:15 PM »

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0

This thing is pretty cool. It shows you where your accent/dialect of english is more commonly found in the United States.

Post results. Here's what I got: