April 21, 2010

Language freak?

Probably, if these things sound familiar:
  • you have a few favorite words in each foreign language you speak.
  • you tend to buy dictionaries and / or grammar books even if you're not currently learning that particular language or planning to do so in the near future.
  • you think etymology is entertaining.
  • you immediately spot foreign words spoken around you and can identify at least the language family, if not precisely name the language.
  • you know the very basic words and can form simple sentences in at least five languages.
  • you don't think there is a universal method when it comes to learning foreign languages. To each its own.
  • you like to mingle with the locals wherever you go and you don't have a problem with making a fool of yourself, because it's one of the best things to do in order to enrich your vocabulary.
  • you love your accent(s).
  • you're not afraid of mistakes.
  • you can tell the difference between front, central and back vowels and you don't think the international phonetic alphabet looks scary.
  • you might consider learning a new language just because you like a word / song / quote in that language and the language factor is crucial if it comes to moving to another country. In fact, you could move to another country just because you like speaking the language.

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