I'm forgetting my own language...

Jorath Calar · 10-17-2002, 10:11 AM

I mean it, I am writing a short essay in Icelandic and was going to use the Icelandic word for 'resources', but I just could not for the life of me remember what it was, except for in english... so I had to find a dictionary and actually look up the english word to see the icelandic translation...

I think it's pretty scary, but I understand it completely, all the book I read for school are in english, I have 3 foreign friends here and we speak english when we are together, and most of my free time I spend here, writing english...

So it's not really a big surprise is it? [img]smile.gif[/img]

By the way has this ever happened to any one else here?

philip · 10-17-2002, 10:39 AM

Me too. It doesn't happen very often but it's still very annoying. The most frustrating is when I know it in French, German, English, Latin or Greek (which I only can read a bit so I shouldn't know the words alone only in a text). (edit) That's how worse it can be.

[ 10-17-2002, 10:42 AM: Message edited by: philip ]

CrimsonKing · 10-17-2002, 11:15 AM

You've really got to start worrying when you only know it in Drow though...

/)eathKiller · 10-17-2002, 11:15 AM

I spoke fluent english but after taking Kanji, Hirigana, and hanging out at a whole bunch of Oekaki Boards, as well as playing PSO wiht Japanese players, I'm kind of... having to not speak as fluently as I did... err I mean what Im getting at is that I have to think sometimes alot before I speak, to check the scentence i'm abotu to say, sometimes I just up and end up talking like Yoda [img]tongue.gif[/img] "Do that we shall..." + I almost never talk in "Small Talk" I normaly use the same repetative and large linguistic phraises such as "Thats just Perspecatiouse!" "I have a query..." (that one got me in trouble O.o) And whenever I sing I find it hard to keep from busting rhymes in Kanji [img]tongue.gif[/img] So many things you can say that would ryme. . . aanyway... Yeah I think i've dealt with that before, when I was young I also spoke fluent German, but I dont know anything outside of counting to 100, saying a few basic introductory phaises and goodbye... Just like Spanish [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Horatio · 10-17-2002, 11:27 AM

Lol, Death, I learnt Japanese Hiragana first and then Katakana. When I was in the last phases of Katakana, I kept having to think how to spell English words without writing a different figure!

Neb · 10-17-2002, 11:51 AM

That's happened to me lots Jorath

Personally I don't mind it, I find English to be a much more fluid and beautiful language than Danish.

Redblueflare · 10-17-2002, 01:25 PM

When I lived in Italy I used to know a little bit of Italian, but I don't remember any of it anymore. Same with spanish class lol, hard to remember a language if you don't speak it everyday. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Ar-Cunin · 10-17-2002, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Neb:
That's happened to me lots Jorath Personally I don't mind it, I find English to be a much more fluid and beautiful language than Danish.

Ditto to the first part of the post - but Neb, how can you say that danish isn't a beautiful language [img]graemlins/verysad.gif[/img]

[ 10-17-2002, 02:48 PM: Message edited by: Ar-Cunin ]

Neb · 10-17-2002, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ar-Cunin:

quote:
Originally posted by Neb:
That's happened to me lots Jorath Personally I don't mind it, I find English to be a much more fluid and beautiful language than Danish.

Ditto to the first part of the post - but Neb, how can you say that danish isn't a beautiful language [img]graemlins/verysad.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]Hmmm..... Because I'm forced the speak the horrible abomination almost every damn day? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Jorath Calar · 10-17-2002, 05:04 PM

Well I had to learn some danish, from the age of 11 to 16 it is compulsory here, and well I can't speak it, I can read it pretty well, I've lost most of the grammar, and it's very hard to understand native speakers... they sound like they have a potato in their mouth...

10-17-2002, 11:15 AM	#3
CrimsonKing The Magister Join Date: March 26, 2002 Location: Southampton, England Age: 37 Posts: 137	You've really got to start worrying when you only know it in Drow though... __________________ The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed...<br /><br />Member of The Society Of Song And Silent Blades

10-17-2002, 11:15 AM	#4
/)eathKiller Dracolisk Join Date: January 5, 2002 Location: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Age: 40 Posts: 6,043	I spoke fluent english but after taking Kanji, Hirigana, and hanging out at a whole bunch of Oekaki Boards, as well as playing PSO wiht Japanese players, I'm kind of... having to not speak as fluently as I did... err I mean what Im getting at is that I have to think sometimes alot before I speak, to check the scentence i'm abotu to say, sometimes I just up and end up talking like Yoda [img]tongue.gif[/img] "Do that we shall..." + I almost never talk in "Small Talk" I normaly use the same repetative and large linguistic phraises such as "Thats just Perspecatiouse!" "I have a query..." (that one got me in trouble O.o) And whenever I sing I find it hard to keep from busting rhymes in Kanji [img]tongue.gif[/img] So many things you can say that would ryme. . . aanyway... Yeah I think i've dealt with that before, when I was young I also spoke fluent German, but I dont know anything outside of counting to 100, saying a few basic introductory phaises and goodbye... Just like Spanish [img]tongue.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"http://membres.lycos.fr/th8or/ZeroSigForIronworks.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> o.o;

10-17-2002, 11:27 AM	#5
Horatio Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: September 19, 2001 Location: Behind these metal bars Age: 42 Posts: 3,117	Lol, Death, I learnt Japanese Hiragana first and then Katakana. When I was in the last phases of Katakana, I kept having to think how to spell English words without writing a different figure! __________________ I <b>am</b> the party!!<br /> [img]\"http://zert0.net/iuti/img2/1381585-vi.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

10-17-2002, 01:25 PM	#7
Redblueflare Galvatron Join Date: May 9, 2001 Location: The backwoods in Georgia sigh Age: 41 Posts: 2,151	When I lived in Italy I used to know a little bit of Italian, but I don't remember any of it anymore. Same with spanish class lol, hard to remember a language if you don't speak it everyday. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ <br /><br />\"If you ever need me just whistle, and i\'ll come running. I promise. <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Smile]\" src=\"smile.gif\" /> <br />Kupo, Kupo! A man can\'t get a sword if he can\'t dance! <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Big Grin]\" src=\"biggrin.gif\" />

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10-17-2002, 10:11 AM	#1
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	I mean it, I am writing a short essay in Icelandic and was going to use the Icelandic word for 'resources', but I just could not for the life of me remember what it was, except for in english... so I had to find a dictionary and actually look up the english word to see the icelandic translation... I think it's pretty scary, but I understand it completely, all the book I read for school are in english, I have 3 foreign friends here and we speak english when we are together, and most of my free time I spend here, writing english... So it's not really a big surprise is it? [img]smile.gif[/img] By the way has this ever happened to any one else here?

10-17-2002, 10:39 AM	#2
philip Galvatron Join Date: June 24, 2002 Location: aa Posts: 2,101	Me too. It doesn't happen very often but it's still very annoying. The most frustrating is when I know it in French, German, English, Latin or Greek (which I only can read a bit so I shouldn't know the words alone only in a text). (edit) That's how worse it can be. [ 10-17-2002, 10:42 AM: Message edited by: philip ]

10-17-2002, 11:51 AM	#6
Neb Account deleted by Request Join Date: May 17, 2001 Location: . Age: 39 Posts: 8,802	That's happened to me lots Jorath Personally I don't mind it, I find English to be a much more fluid and beautiful language than Danish.

10-17-2002, 05:04 PM	#10
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	Well I had to learn some danish, from the age of 11 to 16 it is compulsory here, and well I can't speak it, I can read it pretty well, I've lost most of the grammar, and it's very hard to understand native speakers... they sound like they have a potato in their mouth...

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