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[Elin]

Thank you, I might learn a new language or look over the other two.

The other two? What languages do you know already?

[Raype]

Even I have standards.

30 bucks and half a bag of skittles.

Final offer.

[Mikey]

So logic has become a liar? Why wasn't I informed?

[Elin]

30 bucks and half a bag of skittles.

Final offer.

Did you eat the purple ones already?

...

No really, that's important~

[Raype]

Did you eat the purple ones already?

...

No really, that's important~

Nope.

There aren't a hole lot of reds though.

[Elin]

Nope.

There aren't a hole lot of reds though.

My second favourites.

[Ivolt]

30 bucks and half a bag of skittles.

Final offer.

Oh, DEAL.

Nope.

There aren't a hole lot of reds though.

Oh, DEAL OFF.

[Tassadar]

The other two? What languages do you know already?

Well, I know Irish and German.

[Chibi-Suke]

Sorry, I was playing Marvel vs Capcom against a guy named chuckles. A pretty nice guy, actually. And very good~

Anyway, one dialect? Do you have one in mind? Or do you just mean standard Japanese? As a language, Japanese isn't so bad. Written and reading-wise it's fairly complex, but not...difficult persay. Just time consuming. Spoken-wise it's very simple, with a very limited range of sounds and easy pronounciation. I think probably the most difficult thing for an English speaker is the grammar. It's not hard or complex so much as...very different. But it's still not so bad, and makes sense in an...un-English sort of way.

At least the grammer has understandable rules. It's not so bad, I just have to get a vocabulary, and also learn the kana/kanji.

See ya's. I'm getting kicked off the computer.

[Tanthias]

Hey, Michael, why are you slapping your twin Micheal?

[Elin]

Well, I know Irish and German.

Irish? As in...Gaelic? Ee, that's really cool. I've wanted to learn Scots Gaelic for years now, but I've never gotten around to it. Not that...I think the two languages have anything in common or anything besides their names, but...

And German? Just from high school? Or did you live there?

[Mikey]

Hey, Michael, why are you slapping your twin Micheal?

[Tassadar]

Irish? As in...Gaelic? Ee, that's really cool. I've wanted to learn Scots Gaelic for years now, but I've never gotten around to it. Not that...I think the two languages have anything in common or anything besides their names, but...

And German? Just from high school? Or did you live there?

Both of them from high school.

[Elin]

At least the grammer has understandable rules. It's not so bad, I just have to get a vocabulary, and also learn the kana/kanji.

See ya's. I'm getting kicked off the computer.

Hee. The best idea, I think, is to distance yourself from thinking of it in terms of English as quickly as possible. In moderation, linking stuff back to English can be helpful if you're learning something like French, where there's quite a lot of common ground, but with Japanese it'll just lead you astray. Far, far astray. There's a reason that Babelfish can sometimes produce pretty decent French > English translations, but gets nothing but gibberish out of most Japanese.

...I'm only saying because my Japanese grammar was awful for so long as a result of me wanting to think of everything in terms of English. I think I'd find it easier now, having studied foreign languages before. When your only language is English, it can be...difficult... ;

Anyway, good luck. See you later~

[Evans]

I disagree. You're very well-spoken in English as far as I can see, and your vocabulary is very diverse. At least as much as mine is, anyway. Perhaps it'd come through more in terms of creative writing, but in everyday speech I don't find your phrasing repetitive...

And...blah, I abuse commas far too much too. I think I usually get them in the right places, but I always use them in too many places where they're optional. Which makes my 'speech' feel very staccato'd, sort of like this, where it's all broken up into little sentences, and you have to pause everytime you hit a comma. ^_~

I'm sure your French is a lot better than you say, you know. ^_~ I don't think much of my English either, but... When I think about it, the amount of innate, automated knowledge about the language that is at my disposal is quite large. I'm sure it's the same with you and French.

Well-spoken when it comes down to written English. It's a totally different story when time comes for me to speak. Just the other day, when I was away but found time to check in just before bed (last week, in fact), I had the opportunity to dust off my English spoken skills quite a bit when I had a British fellow as my helper. My God, he was shy, mumbled a lot, and had a terribly thick accent. Loved it! ^__^ Anyhow. It was a nice chance to see how much of it I had lost. But, like I always say, I know how to pronounce and how to phrase what I want to say. Only problem is that I'm not used to doing it in English. Something I'm sure a little immersion would fix right up.

I dunno about that, really. Those pauses usually make things clearer, don't you think?

It's good, sure, but not as good as my English is.

<3 Danny.

(Also, that dress kind of suits you. But might I suggest a ribbon in your hair just to complete the look? )

I was thinking that carrying a bouquet would do it... No?

Please do, please do. It's really lovely.

Will do!