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#76 Before February 2015
- Oryg1n
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Re: The Language Topic
My native language is English. I can also speak German fluent and I am beginning to learn Swedish.
#77 Before February 2015
- nlmdejonge
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My native language is Dutch (Nederlands).
I have permanently left the game and forum.
EE is an entertaining game and I enjoyed playing it...
...but it's time for me to move on.
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#78 Before February 2015
- ewoke
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Re: The Language Topic
dutch - native
english - good
romanian - only speaking(second native language)
german - okay
if you can read this....good for you
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#79 Before February 2015
- Alexthementalone
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Re: The Language Topic
My native language is English 
/Alex
#80 Before February 2015
- Koya
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Re: The Language Topic
As there is another post like this - this should get a BUMP
native - English
good - Cymraeg
(can ignore the next 2)
meh - Español
dire - Français
Thank you eleizibeth ^
I stack my signatures rather than delete them so I don't lose them
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#81 Before February 2015
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Re: The Language Topic
I can speak Russian (parents from Russia). English is my native language
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#82 Before February 2015
- Buzzerbee
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Re: The Language Topic
Will update this when I can get on the computer.
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#83 Before February 2015
- Buzzerbee
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My native language is Dutch (Nederlands).
Okay, do you still speak that fluently? Also, you can obviously speak English. So is that fluent? Great?
I'll just assume fluent for both, until I am corrected.
romanian - only speaking(second native language)
Uhh, what do you mean for this. I'll put you as fluent until you correct me for Romanian.
I can speak Russian (parents from Russia).
I will assume fluently. If not let me know. By the way you can have more than one native language, so if Russian is also your Native language let me know.
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All of that aside, updated.
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#84 Before February 2015
- ewoke
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Re: The Language Topic
nlmdejonge wrote:My native language is Dutch (Nederlands).
Okay, do you still speak that fluently? Also, you can obviously speak English. So is that fluent? Great?
I'll just assume fluent for both, until I am corrected.ewoke wrote:romanian - only speaking(second native language)
Uhh, what do you mean for this. I'll put you as fluent until you correct me for Romanian.
Noctis wrote:I can speak Russian (parents from Russia).
I will assume fluently. If not let me know. By the way you can have more than one native language, so if Russian is also your Native language let me know.
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All of that aside, updated.
i can speak it but not write it 
if you can read this....good for you
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#85 Before February 2015
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Re: The Language Topic
i can speak it but not write it
Ah, well in that case I'm not sure what I should put you as. Should I keep you as fluent?
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#86 Before February 2015
Re: The Language Topic
These are my languages:
*Dutch / Nederlands (Native / Fluent)
*English / English (Great speaker)
*French / Français (Decent Speaker)
*Latin / Lingua Latina (Intermediat Speaker)
*German / Deutch (Beginner)
*Ancient Greek / ?????? (Beginner)
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#87 Before February 2015
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Re: The Language Topic
Updated.
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#88 Before February 2015
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Re: The Language Topic
English is fluent
Mandarin is great, also native language
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#89 Before February 2015
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Re: The Language Topic
Updated.
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#90 Before February 2015
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Re: The Language Topic
Also, add me as a beginner for Turkish. I'm taking classes this year.
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#91 Before February 2015
- Zumza
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Re: The Language Topic
Why Turkish?
Everybody edits, but some edit more than others
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#92 Before February 2015
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Re: The Language Topic
I doubt some people here know even a word of half the languages they are "studying".
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#93 Before February 2015
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Re: The Language Topic
I doubt some people here know even a word of half the languages they are "studying".
merhaba! ben adim Pingohits, senin adin ne?
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#94 Before February 2015
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Re: The Language Topic
Dutch - native
English - great
German - o.k.
Spanish - beginner (should be getting worse over the years)
French - not (got worse over the years)
#95 Before February 2015
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Re: The Language Topic
This topic is great, but I have several questions:
1) Are dialects "languages"?
1) How influent is an "influent speaker"?
Last edited by mikelin (Jan 2 2015 5:14:29 pm)
#96 Before February 2015
- Buzzerbee
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Re: The Language Topic
Also, add me as a beginner for Turkish. I'm taking classes this year.
Sounds like a fun language.
I doubt some people here know even a word of half the languages they are "studying".
What's the problem with that? Everyone starts off not knowing a word of a language they want to study.
Dutch - native
I'm assuming you're fluent in Dutch, too.
French - not (got worse over the years)
So... I won't add you for French?
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#97 Before February 2015
- Buzzerbee
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Re: The Language Topic
This topic is great, but I have several questions:
1) Are dialects "languages"?
1) How influent is an "influent speaker"?
First, dialects are technically languages, but languages are not really dialects. What I mean is, languages, as you probably already know, is a spoken or written form of communication amongst people. Language is basically the words we speak and write. Dialect, however, is a form of a language. For example, people in the northeastern United States may use different words in English than that of people in the southwestern states. However, although some words are different, they can still understand each other (for the most part). They are both speaking English, however there are words that as a group they have come up with separately. This is what makes their dialects vary.
It gets incredibly complicated when we talk about the Chinese language, because many people argue that it is not a sole language because of the many dialects. Two common dialects are Mandarin and Cantonese. They are both Chinese, they both have the same alphabet, etc., but because they are not mutually intelligible it is much easier to express them independent from one another. Yes, they are dialects, but many people consider them separate languages.
As for your second number 1,
Fluency is being able to easily speak, write, and comprehend a language, as well as doing it accurately. If you're a fluent speaker, you can usually speak without necessarily thinking about what you are going to say, and you can write with minimal flaws in grammar or syntax.
Someone can be an exceptional speaker of a language, but still not be "fluent" per se because it does not flow naturally for them.
That being said, someone who is not fluent in a language is just someone who cannot easily speak, write, and/or understand it.
If you have any other questions I will be glad to answer!
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#98 Before February 2015
- mikelin
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Mandarin Chinese is actually dialect, Chinese languge has a lot of languages such as Mandarin, Hokkian, Hakka, Cantonese... etc.
What's the different among intermediate, good or great speaker?
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#99 Before February 2015
- Buzzerbee
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Re: The Language Topic
I know Mandarin is a dialect, hence why I said "Two common dialects are Mandarin and Cantonese".
A great speaker is better than a good speaker is better than an intermediate speaker.
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#100 Before February 2015
- mikelin
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Re: The Language Topic
Just don't know "how" is those levels, what's different?
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