http://www.myyblog.com/blog/2009/09/14/a-sneaky-fun-way-to-learn-something-new/ News and Tips About Your Personal Start Page Wed, 05 May 2010 01:01:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.myyblog.com/blog/2009/09/14/a-sneaky-fun-way-to-learn-something-new/comment-page-1/#comment-36870 themaninthemoon Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:19:04 +0000 http://www.myyblog.com/blog/?p=416#comment-36870 I served seventeen months in West Germany, and stayed mostly on Post (pulling guard duty), or in the field, so I never had much time to learn any deutsch. When I re-upped for West Berlin's F Co.40th Armor "Patton", Berlin Brigade, (the only US Armor unit to serve 110 miles behind enemy lines), things changed in quite a dramatic fashion. I found a Taxi driver that wanted to learn/improve his English vocabulary, and I wanted to learn his. So we each would learn ten words of the other's language, then correct each other on the weekends at dinner. It was less than a full summer, but I got to the point that I could read, write and speak the native tongue fairly well, at least I could pick up a newspaper and select enough of the words to give me a pretty good description of whatever article that I happened to be interested in. So I believe that a word a day in any language is quite useful in the long run. I hope to start seeing other languages listed as well. I served seventeen months in West Germany, and stayed mostly on Post (pulling guard duty), or in the field, so I never had much time to learn any deutsch. When I re-upped for West Berlin’s F Co.40th Armor “Patton”, Berlin Brigade, (the only US Armor unit to serve 110 miles behind enemy lines), things changed in quite a dramatic fashion. I found a Taxi driver that wanted to learn/improve his English vocabulary, and I wanted to learn his. So we each would learn ten words of the other’s language, then correct each other on the weekends at dinner. It was less than a full summer, but I got to the point that I could read, write and speak the native tongue fairly well, at least I could pick up a newspaper and select enough of the words to give me a pretty good description of whatever article that I happened to be interested in.
So I believe that a word a day in any language is quite useful in the long run. I hope to start seeing other languages listed as well.

]]> http://www.myyblog.com/blog/2009/09/14/a-sneaky-fun-way-to-learn-something-new/comment-page-1/#comment-36869 Bree Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:01:51 +0000 http://www.myyblog.com/blog/?p=416#comment-36869 Wow!! I understand how u feel bout ur life bein busy cause I'm goin through the same thing. Ur blog is fun nd unexpected, keep it up!!!!!:-]:-] Wow!! I understand how u feel bout ur life bein busy cause I’m goin through the same thing. Ur blog is fun nd unexpected, keep it up!!!!!:-]:-]

]]> http://www.myyblog.com/blog/2009/09/14/a-sneaky-fun-way-to-learn-something-new/comment-page-1/#comment-36718 kitty Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:38:19 +0000 http://www.myyblog.com/blog/?p=416#comment-36718 this is actually really cool. i added most of them to my yahoo page. wish there were more to add. this is actually really cool. i added most of them to my yahoo page. wish there were more to add.

]]> http://www.myyblog.com/blog/2009/09/14/a-sneaky-fun-way-to-learn-something-new/comment-page-1/#comment-36684 Sasha Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:35:51 +0000 http://www.myyblog.com/blog/?p=416#comment-36684 What a cool idea!!! This is one of the most useful posts I've seen, I'm really happy I read it. Thanks Sasha What a cool idea!!! This is one of the most useful posts I’ve seen, I’m really happy I read it.
Thanks
Sasha

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