What class should I take - Sign Language?
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From: Tain-uh-see
Spanish. The suck part about it like other languages, is that it never sounds like it is taught as endings are left off, slang, etc. There should be a more "street credible" version offered. Kinda like Robin Williams' character in "Saving Pvt. Ryan" - "I would like to buy some cheese and some butter" <- totally useless crap. Teach me something useful so I can understand wtf is being said day to day...
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i've found spanish to be pretty useful. not only can you understand/communicate with the mexicans (and s. america, but i haven't been there before), but also the spanish. not too hard to learn either.
if you want a challenge, try chinese. not only do you have to speak and write (pinyin, which is like using the english alphabet), you also have to memorize drawing...each character is different. many times they're made of smaller characters, but you can't figure out how to say them unless someone tells you first. good times.
if you want a challenge, try chinese. not only do you have to speak and write (pinyin, which is like using the english alphabet), you also have to memorize drawing...each character is different. many times they're made of smaller characters, but you can't figure out how to say them unless someone tells you first. good times.
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back from the dead of 18 months ago (no i didn't do the math so i am not sure how many months it has been).
Not that anyone gives a shit..
......I am finally enrolled in Sign Language. Way harder than i was expecting.... I didn't even know the alphabet until earlier this week. 
Not that anyone gives a shit..
......I am finally enrolled in Sign Language. Way harder than i was expecting.... I didn't even know the alphabet until earlier this week. 
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From: NORCAL
in college i took ASL american sign language, cuz i thought it was gonna be easy (no written work) turns out i did badly in it because i never really practiced (same thing happened in greek art). i have also taken spanish for 8 years and it is pretty easy for me now. i can understand conversational spanish and can read just about anything.
