Posted Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 4:40 a.m. by Chris Amico in Mess Of A Language
"How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home winemaking course, and I forgot how to drive?" -- Homer J. SimpsonMy Chinese is awful. After three months of rather casual study, mostly focusing on saying things that get me to and from work and a meal somewhere between, I'm up to the point of saying simple sentences and butchering most of the language. My Italian, on the other hand, is getting steadily worse. Now, I was never fluent in Italian, but I was leagues beyond what my Chinese is now. Hell, I could operate anywhere in the Old Country without a problem. I can still hold a conversation in la bella lingua when the mood or need strikes me. Lately, though, my rudimentary Chinese has been pushing Italian vocabulary out of my brain. I catch myself saying things like "bu shi male" or "Nihoa, come stai." Since I tend to look at my Chinese phrases and ask myself, "Can I say that in Italian?" I suspect this is only going to get worse.
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nov 29, 2006 at 7:49 a.m. // Stephanie said:
same with me and French. Exact same deal.
nov 29, 2006 at 3:48 p.m. // James said:
Dude, [HTML_REMOVED]br[HTML_REMOVED][HTML_REMOVED]/br[HTML_REMOVED][HTML_REMOVED]br[HTML_REMOVED]It's only called the old country if you're from there.[HTML_REMOVED]/br[HTML_REMOVED]
dec 1, 2006 at 11:40 p.m. // Valehru said:
I used to teach French and considered myself fluent a year ago. I tried to have a conversation with a girl from Canada in French however I kept forgetting the most basic of French grammer.....it really sucked, however it is the same when learning any language. I'm sure that when I eventually get back to France it will all come back to me...hopefully...