this is a tangent from this thread: http://www.scienceforums.net/forums/showthread.php?p=85223#post85223

 

if you move to a country, should you learn the language?

of course..... just makes basic sense. most likely you already know the language, otherwise you wouldnt have stayed there for ages

Of course. Consider the arrogance of moving to a new country and expecting it to learn your language. 'Brits abroad' are often guilty of this when they're on holiday.

from a practical standpoint, it would only be logical to learn how to effectively comunicate.

 

YES.

oh crap, i misread the question, i thought it meant should you have to learn languages, like brits learn french, can an admin change my vote plz!

Changed. I just hope I changed it the right way

Most countries do have the native language as an immigration requirement - it's usually asylum seekers who are not required to learn it.

well how many languages do u guys speak . used to speak , understand fluently or taken lessons?

well how many languages do u guys speak . used to speak , understand fluently or taken lessons?

 

I used to speak French fairly fluently up to a basic kind of level, but I've forgotten most of that now. Did German briefly and dropped it as soon as was physically possible, and enjoyed Latin quite a bit.

i speak

 

Nepalese

English

Indian

Urdu

 

used to speak

Russian

 

and taken two years of French classes. BEAT THAT!!!

well how many languages do u guys speak . used to speak , understand fluently or taken lessons?

English, Ancient Greek, Latin, French, Japanese, Egyptian hieroglyphs. Not necessarily in order of expertise, I hasten to add.

 

I assume you meant non-machine languages

 

I wasn't speaking to him. If i was speaking to him it would be addressed to him.

Fascinating yet irrelevant.

 

Since he hasn't posted, I paraphrased what he was saying on the other thread.

I know. That's what I am objecting to, and you can bet your obnoxious ass that he will too.

Do dead languages count?

 

That isn't what you originally said you objected to.

I assume you meant non-machine languages

 

Well, if I include that... BBC Basic, QBasic, VB6, VB.NET (to a certain extent), C, C++, Java, TCL, PHP and a couple other minor scripting languages. Never got on with perl

 

Now I beat you, bloodhound! Anyway, I'll shut up now and go to bed.

Fascinating yet irrelevant.

 

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Ohhhh, thats going into my dictionary of classic statements

Do dead languages count?

Count as what? Languages?

 

 

That isn't what you originally said you objected to.

Yes it is.

 

You want to stop pushing your luck now.

Do dead languages count?

 

That isn't what you originally said you objected to.

 

I don't personally consider Latin and Ancient Greek to be "dead" languages because they are still studied extensively by many scholors.

i am not really a programming kind of guy. started java. but couldnt be bothered any more. can do some basic http (i know , i know). but i am very good at graphic design and manipulation!!

 

If u ever see a fake pic of a celebrity nude. Its highly likely that it was touched up be ME!!!

Oops, misread your post.

 

Yes, I was talking about when we were asked how many languages we speak.

I don't personally consider Latin and Ancient Greek to be "dead" languages because they are still studied extensively by many scholors.

Not just studied, but actually used in a literal and functional sense.

Originally Posted by bloodhound

well how many languages do u guys speak . used to speak , understand fluently or taken lessons?

I' m fluent in French, English, Romanian. I'm not bad in Italian.

I'm afraid I forgot most of my German and Latin.

Alexa, do you know how to use quote tags?

 

Just in case, it is [ quote=______ ]____________________________[ /quote ]

 

take out the spaces in the brackets and there u go

Alexa' date=' do you know how to use quote tags? /QUOTE']

 

Thanks, I know that. I was just too tired to look for the original post, so I took the first one to use it.

 

So, how many languages do you speak ?

oops, u forgot a bracket.

 

I speak English, VERY little Russian, I am in the process of learning Spanish, and I will be taking French and Latin next year.

oops' date=' u forgot a bracket.

 

I speak English, VERY little Russian, I am in the process of learning Spanish, and I will be taking French and Latin next year.[/quote']

Don't forget about the civilty lessons ! You really need them to understand you have no right to offence someone, just because you think you are a smart one !

 

I was expecting you to speak only English fluently, after reading your answers.

 

I hope you very short suspension was for a good purpose !

Who did I offend? Yes I do have the right to offend people. I can say what I want on any media I want.