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Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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[emoji16][emoji16]Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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That is great."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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I am involved in a very sad case where a hispanic man stabbed and killed his wife during a drunken fight in the home, leaving 3 kids without a mother or father (as he's in jail). The father's last name is "Matadamas".Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.
"The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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Originally posted by falafel View PostI am involved in a very sad case where a hispanic man stabbed and killed his wife during a drunken fight in the home, leaving 3 kids without a mother or father (as he's in jail). The father's last name is "Matadamas"."Yeah, but never trust a Ph.D who has an MBA as well. The PhD symbolizes intelligence and discipline. The MBA symbolizes lust for power." -- Katy Lied
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We started a Spanish branch in our stake last month. By California standards, we don't have a ton of Hispanics in our area. But on our first Sunday, we had close to 20 native Spanish speakers show up, most of whom are bilingual. There were also about 20 Spanish speaking returned missionaries who showed up to show support, and about 20 non-Spanish speakers or Cancun Spanish speakers.
Yo no hablo espanol, but I actually gave a 7 minute talk in Spanish that first Sunday. I wrote the talk, ran it through google translate, and then had a buddy clean it up for me. Ran it back through google a number of times to be able to listen to the pronunciation, and then practiced it for a week to get it all down. I was more nervous speaking in front of those 60 people in a foreign language than in front of 750 people in stake conference.
I've been practicing for 20-30 minutes daily on the duolingo app for the past 82 straight days. It's helpful, but my progress is so frustratingly slow. The other frustration with the app is that you have to learn the topics in the order that they select. So while I can order a red dress from the store or a beer from the cantina, but it will likely be months before I get to learn some of the vocabulary from a religion or philosophy module.
Is there a better app that you would recommend that I try instead of or in addition to duolingo?
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Originally posted by bluegoose View PostWe started a Spanish branch in our stake last month. By California standards, we don't have a ton of Hispanics in our area. But on our first Sunday, we had close to 20 native Spanish speakers show up, most of whom are bilingual. There were also about 20 Spanish speaking returned missionaries who showed up to show support, and about 20 non-Spanish speakers or Cancun Spanish speakers.
Yo no hablo espanol, but I actually gave a 7 minute talk in Spanish that first Sunday. I wrote the talk, ran it through google translate, and then had a buddy clean it up for me. Ran it back through google a number of times to be able to listen to the pronunciation, and then practiced it for a week to get it all down. I was more nervous speaking in front of those 60 people in a foreign language than in front of 750 people in stake conference.
I've been practicing for 20-30 minutes daily on the duolingo app for the past 82 straight days. It's helpful, but my progress is so frustratingly slow. The other frustration with the app is that you have to learn the topics in the order that they select. So while I can order a red dress from the store or a beer from the cantina, but it will likely be months before I get to learn some of the vocabulary from a religion or philosophy module.
Is there a better app that you would recommend that I try instead of or in addition to duolingo?
I would recommend just an old fashioned Spanish-English dictionary and just learn words you need as you go."I'm anti, can't no government handle a commando / Your man don't want it, Trump's a bitch! I'll make his whole brand go under,"
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Originally posted by bluegoose View PostWe started a Spanish branch in our stake last month. By California standards, we don't have a ton of Hispanics in our area. But on our first Sunday, we had close to 20 native Spanish speakers show up, most of whom are bilingual. There were also about 20 Spanish speaking returned missionaries who showed up to show support, and about 20 non-Spanish speakers or Cancun Spanish speakers.
Yo no hablo espanol, but I actually gave a 7 minute talk in Spanish that first Sunday. I wrote the talk, ran it through google translate, and then had a buddy clean it up for me. Ran it back through google a number of times to be able to listen to the pronunciation, and then practiced it for a week to get it all down. I was more nervous speaking in front of those 60 people in a foreign language than in front of 750 people in stake conference.
I've been practicing for 20-30 minutes daily on the duolingo app for the past 82 straight days. It's helpful, but my progress is so frustratingly slow. The other frustration with the app is that you have to learn the topics in the order that they select. So while I can order a red dress from the store or a beer from the cantina, but it will likely be months before I get to learn some of the vocabulary from a religion or philosophy module.
Is there a better app that you would recommend that I try instead of or in addition to duolingo?
Currently on a 134-day streak."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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Originally posted by bluegoose View PostWe started a Spanish branch in our stake last month. By California standards, we don't have a ton of Hispanics in our area. But on our first Sunday, we had close to 20 native Spanish speakers show up, most of whom are bilingual. There were also about 20 Spanish speaking returned missionaries who showed up to show support, and about 20 non-Spanish speakers or Cancun Spanish speakers.
Yo no hablo espanol, but I actually gave a 7 minute talk in Spanish that first Sunday. I wrote the talk, ran it through google translate, and then had a buddy clean it up for me. Ran it back through google a number of times to be able to listen to the pronunciation, and then practiced it for a week to get it all down. I was more nervous speaking in front of those 60 people in a foreign language than in front of 750 people in stake conference.
I've been practicing for 20-30 minutes daily on the duolingo app for the past 82 straight days. It's helpful, but my progress is so frustratingly slow. The other frustration with the app is that you have to learn the topics in the order that they select. So while I can order a red dress from the store or a beer from the cantina, but it will likely be months before I get to learn some of the vocabulary from a religion or philosophy module.
Is there a better app that you would recommend that I try instead of or in addition to duolingo?
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Originally posted by bluegoose View PostIs there a better app that you would recommend that I try instead of or in addition to duolingo?
They include a bunch of sample sentences using a particular word to help you get a better feel for how the word should be used as well as other related words. I'll often look up half a dozen other words after starting on one because they show up in sample sentences. It's a big help for my vocabulary.
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Originally posted by Scott R Nelson View PostSpanishDict is better. I'll practice with it before heading to Mexico or other Spanish speaking countries. And I've used it as a quick dictionary lookup when in a Spanish speaking country.
They include a bunch of sample sentences using a particular word to help you get a better feel for how the word should be used as well as other related words. I'll often look up half a dozen other words after starting on one because they show up in sample sentences. It's a big help for my vocabulary."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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Originally posted by Scott R Nelson View PostSo you agree that SpanishDict is better than DuoLingo?"There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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