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- FuryOfThor, on 06/24/2008, -8/+32Useful. For anyone learning a language, do it soon; it just gets harder and harder with age.
- Feep, on 06/25/2008, -1/+14Having tried Rosetta Stone, I can firmly say that I absolutely hate it. Language immersion might work for two-year-olds, but I'm afraid I need the SLIGHTEST semblance of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary memorization to properly learn a language.
- ligyron, on 06/25/2008, -4/+16^ Are these people being paid?
- Narcism, on 06/25/2008, -5/+17I've never buried so many people before in my life.
- Surferess, on 06/24/2008, -5/+15From that list, I'd probably choose to learn Tibetan, since it will probably be the first to die out... thereby rendering it totally useless ..... not unlike my music degree.
- ligyron, on 06/25/2008, -3/+12Something is wrong...
http://digg.com/comedy/Positive_Diggers_or_Paid_Ac ... - Mykal73, on 06/25/2008, -2/+11Strangely, "borrowing" a copy of the Rosetta Stone from work isn't on the list....
- Daniel591992, on 06/25/2008, -4/+12Buried for all the SPAM comments here...
- trying2hide, on 06/25/2008, -1/+8You are obviously an American
- inactive, on 06/25/2008, -2/+9http://mangolanguages.com is a very good one as well.
- stonebear, on 06/25/2008, -0/+7Joe Stalin used to say that a lot.
- snowhite7185, on 06/24/2008, -5/+12Ha, this is awesome. Maybe now I'll get off my lazy ass and learn some French (which I have been meaning to do for about 3 years...whoops).
- verevi, on 06/25/2008, -1/+7No, its true because of how our brains are wired. A kid can pick up a language much easier than an adult.
- inactive, on 06/24/2008, -4/+9That is some impressive work. It won't be long before we have a universal translator device.
- sat0shi, on 06/25/2008, -0/+4If she's IN Tokyo, she should probably not be learning from sites on the internet.
There are plenty of *free* or extremely cheap Japanese tutoring services around ... At least, in Nagoya. I'm sure there are even more in Tokyo. I don't know if there is something in Tokyo like the "International Center" we have here, but if there is, she should check there. - Upon66, on 06/25/2008, -0/+4http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3496724/The_Rosetta_St ...
- NightRiderkami, on 06/25/2008, -1/+5Very cool but I'm trying to learn Gaelic and can't find a good source anywhere :(
- siandt, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3Great, now I can round off my European language collection with Portuguese!
I find the best way to learn a new language is to find a nationalist bar during a major sporting event. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go brush up on my German. - snapcase, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3I "borrowed" my copy from TPB... but all the same in the end.
- danqueca, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3Very Well! Creo que eso significa que hice agua en mis pantalones.
- songfire, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3For podcasts, I like the Coffee Break Spanish and French from Radio Lingua Network:
http://www.radiolingua.com/ourpodcasts/index.html - cannonball, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3"useful list" is the most useless comment ever.
- inactive, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3understandable but too far from speaking well.. at least in Russian =)
- LinkGCN4, on 06/25/2008, -12/+15These comments are too positive and encouraging.
***** this. Why the hell do I need to learn another language. ***** you all. This is a useless article. *****. - sindex, on 06/25/2008, -0/+3I want to learn whatever language that lets me pick up the redhead in the icon.
English you say? Kick ass. - bababoosh, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2and a douchebag
- macgecko, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2If your looking to learn Russian then you may also want to check out:
http://listen2russian.com/
http://masterrussian.com/ - stonebear, on 06/25/2008, -0/+2We did get clamshell cellphones. They sure are dragging their feet on that tricorder though.
- GhostPanther, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1Very cool. Thanks!
- honthraj, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1Excellent resources - I don't like dropping $550 for language courses, prefer Pimsleur tapes, but these sites should help a great deal.
I'd like to take on Mandarin next. - eazhar, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1The pimsleur series are excellent. Very easy to pir8 as well.
- JT114881, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1No Tagalog? Booo
- mikethejohnson, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1OHHH! You totally burned yourself!! OHHHH!
That is pretty funny though... music degree... why would you do that to yourself? - MiniCooper2007, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1I tried it also, and didn't find it to work either. I sent it back within a few weeks.
- MiniCooper2007, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1For many European languages, that is, the basic ones, and a few Slavic languages, you might want to try http://ielanguages.com/ It is very in depth and has a huge amount of vocab and tips.
I also like http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/e/index.html/
The forum is a really good place on that site. - JrGhoull, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1i cant believe trymango wasnt on their list...in my opinion (not that i've looked the whole thing over that carefully) this is the only decent free website for learning languages thats out there
- stonebear, on 06/25/2008, -1/+2Sacre bleu! Someone on digg buys software.
- askthequestion, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1thanks for the link!
this is
very useful
DUGG! - inactive, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1You can also "borrow" the Pimsleur courses and listen to them on your ipod.
http://www.pimsleurapproach.com/
I learned Spanish that way, it saved me $825. - MaddieCakes, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1I don't speak a word of German, but I know exactly what that says.
- stonebear, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1http://www.friendsabroad.com
- learnoutloud, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1A similar (and complementary) list of free resources:
http://blog.edufire.com/2008/06/20/traveling-this- ... - chamberlanderic, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1i speak two and I'm learning a third one because i feel that 2 is not enough. But its seems to be the case even for peoples who speaks 3 ...
- lampiaio, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1Thanks!
- Kelpesh, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1Nook neck teratnan pentecks!
- verevi, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1Ok, so it sounds like you just agreed with me.
- Rotzooi, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1Yes they are, because mostly, they are one and the same person.
- Narcism, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1Thank you, just doing my part George!
Let me know how you're ***** internet venture "thirtyspace" goes. How's reskinning phpFoX workin' out for ya? And your mediocre CSS/design skills? Still good? Let me know when you can, champ. - stonebear, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1You are partially right. That is only the case for very young children: The process has a certain brief window that closes quickly. In a normal environment; usually by 4 years, but certainly by 6. That's far younger than is to be found on digg (God, I hope so! OK, maybe not).
Studies of so-called feral (wolf) children are a primary support for this; those rescued older than three never do learn to speak correctly, or effectively, in any human language, including sign language. Because of this, they also never socialize adequately either. -
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