Ya... Arabic speaking dudes and dudettes, for those of you who have a good commmand of Arabic but feel like you just never get enough practice listening to how Arabs actually speak their dialect, this book is for you. All too often books you buy to learn Arabic revolve around Modern Standard Arabic i.e. how to speak like a newscaster. Instructional books on dialects always start from the bare bone basics and are boring. This is the one book that I keep turning back to. It features real conversations on numerous topics on a DVD that are literally transcribed in the book, and I mean literally; every ahhhh and uummmm is accounted for. The only thing that would make this better is a comprehensive lexicon at the back of the book and, most importantly, the option to convert the audio to an MP3 file to listen to on your ipod. No matter how long you have been studying Arabic, this book is worth picking up!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Great Product: Focus on Contemporary Arabic by Shukri Abed
Ya... Arabic speaking dudes and dudettes, for those of you who have a good commmand of Arabic but feel like you just never get enough practice listening to how Arabs actually speak their dialect, this book is for you. All too often books you buy to learn Arabic revolve around Modern Standard Arabic i.e. how to speak like a newscaster. Instructional books on dialects always start from the bare bone basics and are boring. This is the one book that I keep turning back to. It features real conversations on numerous topics on a DVD that are literally transcribed in the book, and I mean literally; every ahhhh and uummmm is accounted for. The only thing that would make this better is a comprehensive lexicon at the back of the book and, most importantly, the option to convert the audio to an MP3 file to listen to on your ipod. No matter how long you have been studying Arabic, this book is worth picking up!
Monday, February 23, 2009
French - Le Français
Yes, my friends, despite our differences with the French, their language is here to stay as the premiere foreign language to learn. Hell, even the word premiere is derived from French (then again so is the word surrender). French is spoken and/or studied all over the world, from the eager high school student suffering no doubt from ennui to the most prestigious of world leaders. Having grown up relatively close to the Canadian border i.e. the Provence of Quebec, French was something one could often hear over the radio. Even the welcome sign of my New England state had Bienvenue au... welcome to... written on it under the English. In the spirit of trying to keep this blog more about the language and less about its history, it is important to note that many linguists of today consider French the epitome (another French word) of languages. That is to say, you can speak 10 languages natively as a Norwegian or as fluent as a Finn, but you will always be judged as a linguist by how well you speak your French. French is indeed the language of art, politique, commerce and snobbery.
My motivation:
French was the first foreign language I had ever been exposed to other than New Englandese: "Ayah, davey said a statey pull him ovah fah pahkin' in havid yahd. He was wicked stahtled when he snuck up behind him like a faht in tha wind, byjesus." The first foreign country I had ever visited was Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In our hotel, there was a parrot, which was "bilingual." He would say "aaak bonjour/hello, comment-allez vous, how are you aaaak!?" What more motivation could a little kid ask for?
Pros of learning French:
- If you know English, you already know a lot of French words.
- Just about every school offers French.
- French, along with Spanish, are really only the two languages you will find in your local bookstore's "Foreign Language" section.
- Speaking French will make you sound elegant even if you live in a Georgian double-wide (if you don't know what a double-wide is, chances are you speak French very well).
- It's the one of two MAYBE three languages you can select when watching DVD's (I really think German should be among them, but never is).
Cons:
- Due to the different accented marks and swallowed word endings, spelling is very, very difficult; makes English spelling look like making words plural in Indonesian (you just say it twice).
- It does not have many stressed words like other languages, and comprehending it can be tough.
- Uses a lot of "is-it-that-it-may-can be" structures, which seem excessive.
- Parisians will want to shoot you in the face with buck-shot if your pronunciation sucks.
- Learning it in school will force you to read Le Petit Prince. Eventually, you will study French In Action. In this story is the ever beautiful Mireille. She is gorgeous and you will never date her. Live with it; I have.
Trucs et Astuces, tips:
- As with other languages that have masculine and feminine articles, just say mumble out a "L". If you say it fast enough, people won't really notice. Besides, who cares?
- If you are grasping for a word from your English vocabulary, try saying the English word with a French accent, you never know it may just be correct, especially if it ends in -ion.
- If in Paris, do not attempt to speak louder thinking that they will understand you better. They will most likely take off their fancy, leather driving-gloves finger by finger and proceed to slap you with it.
If you don't use this already in school (and you can afford it), I strongly suggest:
You must also get the hardcover book as well:
There is a part two, which you will want, and there are also videos, which are hard to find. The workbook must be ordered separately, but I'd skip it; I hate workbooks. Namely because "work" is in the word, and work drains motivation.
If you can't afford the above, you can always start with:
I will review some other French goodies in later posts. D'accord?
My motivation:
French was the first foreign language I had ever been exposed to other than New Englandese: "Ayah, davey said a statey pull him ovah fah pahkin' in havid yahd. He was wicked stahtled when he snuck up behind him like a faht in tha wind, byjesus." The first foreign country I had ever visited was Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In our hotel, there was a parrot, which was "bilingual." He would say "aaak bonjour/hello, comment-allez vous, how are you aaaak!?" What more motivation could a little kid ask for?
Pros of learning French:
- If you know English, you already know a lot of French words.
- Just about every school offers French.
- French, along with Spanish, are really only the two languages you will find in your local bookstore's "Foreign Language" section.
- Speaking French will make you sound elegant even if you live in a Georgian double-wide (if you don't know what a double-wide is, chances are you speak French very well).
- It's the one of two MAYBE three languages you can select when watching DVD's (I really think German should be among them, but never is).
Cons:
- Due to the different accented marks and swallowed word endings, spelling is very, very difficult; makes English spelling look like making words plural in Indonesian (you just say it twice).
- It does not have many stressed words like other languages, and comprehending it can be tough.
- Uses a lot of "is-it-that-it-may-can be" structures, which seem excessive.
- Parisians will want to shoot you in the face with buck-shot if your pronunciation sucks.
- Learning it in school will force you to read Le Petit Prince. Eventually, you will study French In Action. In this story is the ever beautiful Mireille. She is gorgeous and you will never date her. Live with it; I have.
Trucs et Astuces, tips:
- As with other languages that have masculine and feminine articles, just say mumble out a "L". If you say it fast enough, people won't really notice. Besides, who cares?
- If you are grasping for a word from your English vocabulary, try saying the English word with a French accent, you never know it may just be correct, especially if it ends in -ion.
- If in Paris, do not attempt to speak louder thinking that they will understand you better. They will most likely take off their fancy, leather driving-gloves finger by finger and proceed to slap you with it.
If you don't use this already in school (and you can afford it), I strongly suggest:
You must also get the hardcover book as well:
There is a part two, which you will want, and there are also videos, which are hard to find. The workbook must be ordered separately, but I'd skip it; I hate workbooks. Namely because "work" is in the word, and work drains motivation.
If you can't afford the above, you can always start with:
I will review some other French goodies in later posts. D'accord?
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Arabic اللغة العربية
If you ever thought learning Klingon would be cool, but then suddenly realized only dorks want to learn Klingon, Arabic may be for you. I started learning Arabic in 1997, and let me tell you it's a tough nut to crack. Arabic is spoken in about 20 countries and has just as many if not more dialects. Some dialects like the Gulf dialect are somewhat close to Modern Standard Arabic (MSA), which is used in official communication, TV News, taught in school etc., whereas other dialects such as Moroccan or مغربي is so different that native speakers of one country will have a very difficult time understanding them. It's like billy bob from Mudlick, Kentucky trying to listen to somebody from the highlands of Scotland, only worse. A problem I ran into with dialects when I was learning, was that the teachers of various Arabic speaking countries weren't used to speaking proper MSA and would therefore often slip into English because it felt more comfortable to them. Nevertheless, Arabic is a very important language to learn these days, especially if you want to work in the oil industry or for DoD, State Department and so forth. If you are going to go with a dialect start with Egyptian first. It is the most widely spoken.
My motivation:
Initially my motivation was a woman I had met. I was a waiter and she was one of the scientists I was waiting on. Whether it was my quirky behavior or my devilishly good looks I am not sure, but she took an instant liking to me. I ended up enlisting in the Navy to be a linguist, and was probably the only person to walk into the recruiters office and proclaim, "I want to learn Arabic." Nobody else really wanted Arabic, they wanted Japanese or German. What they got, once arriving at the language school in Monterey, CA, was Korean, Arabic or Russian. For those who flunked out of Arabic they were given what was referred to as Arabic-lite aka Persian/Farsi. After graduating from the language school, I went on to learn intelligence application in Texas, and from there went on to work for a DoD customer. When my enlistment was up, I was stop-lossed as were many others due to the horrific events of 9/11 (and no, none of us whined like the dude who was responsible for the Hollywood flop of the same name "Stop-loss"). Despite the numerous times I cursed the language and the camel it rode in on, I am glad I learned it.
Pros:
- A lot of teaching materials have come out in the past ten years for English speakers.
- Speaking any amount of Arabic will delight a native speaker, who will be pleased you took the time to learn some. By the way, in my experience if you are light skinned they may assume you are from Lebanon or Jordan.
- Learning Arabic will help you in learning Aramaic and Hebrew, both of which are based off of the three letter root system; words derived from three root letters such as K-T-B, i.e. to write or he wrote.
- Grammar is relatively easy, especially for those speaking عامية; everyday dialects. They have one word for the, ال and word order is similar to English i.e. subject-verb-object.
Cons:
- Extremely hard for people, who are used to studying Indo-European languages.
- The dialects really make it tough.
- Most dictionaries make you look up words by the root instead of alphabetically. This can be tricky at first.
- Finding Arabic rock music is almost non-existent, as well as good-quality movies in MSA.
- Plurals can be very tricky, as you don't just add an "s" or "en" at the end.
- Even the best English to Arabic dictionaries seem to really suck.
- Subtle differences between hard H and soft h, hard S and soft s, hard T and soft t etc. can get annoying after awhile.
Tips:
- Unless you are super motivated, take a class first. I have yet to meet anybody who learned Arabic on their own.
- Use the word ya"ni يعني a lot when needing to grasp for a word; similar to also in German.
- Most Arabic bookstores have English language classic that are in English on one page and Arabic on the other; dual-language books. This is a big help, although the quality of the book isn't always stellar.
If you are just starting out I suggest:
My motivation:
Initially my motivation was a woman I had met. I was a waiter and she was one of the scientists I was waiting on. Whether it was my quirky behavior or my devilishly good looks I am not sure, but she took an instant liking to me. I ended up enlisting in the Navy to be a linguist, and was probably the only person to walk into the recruiters office and proclaim, "I want to learn Arabic." Nobody else really wanted Arabic, they wanted Japanese or German. What they got, once arriving at the language school in Monterey, CA, was Korean, Arabic or Russian. For those who flunked out of Arabic they were given what was referred to as Arabic-lite aka Persian/Farsi. After graduating from the language school, I went on to learn intelligence application in Texas, and from there went on to work for a DoD customer. When my enlistment was up, I was stop-lossed as were many others due to the horrific events of 9/11 (and no, none of us whined like the dude who was responsible for the Hollywood flop of the same name "Stop-loss"). Despite the numerous times I cursed the language and the camel it rode in on, I am glad I learned it.
Pros:
- A lot of teaching materials have come out in the past ten years for English speakers.
- Speaking any amount of Arabic will delight a native speaker, who will be pleased you took the time to learn some. By the way, in my experience if you are light skinned they may assume you are from Lebanon or Jordan.
- Learning Arabic will help you in learning Aramaic and Hebrew, both of which are based off of the three letter root system; words derived from three root letters such as K-T-B, i.e. to write or he wrote.
- Grammar is relatively easy, especially for those speaking عامية; everyday dialects. They have one word for the, ال and word order is similar to English i.e. subject-verb-object.
Cons:
- Extremely hard for people, who are used to studying Indo-European languages.
- The dialects really make it tough.
- Most dictionaries make you look up words by the root instead of alphabetically. This can be tricky at first.
- Finding Arabic rock music is almost non-existent, as well as good-quality movies in MSA.
- Plurals can be very tricky, as you don't just add an "s" or "en" at the end.
- Even the best English to Arabic dictionaries seem to really suck.
- Subtle differences between hard H and soft h, hard S and soft s, hard T and soft t etc. can get annoying after awhile.
Tips:
- Unless you are super motivated, take a class first. I have yet to meet anybody who learned Arabic on their own.
- Use the word ya"ni يعني a lot when needing to grasp for a word; similar to also in German.
- Most Arabic bookstores have English language classic that are in English on one page and Arabic on the other; dual-language books. This is a big help, although the quality of the book isn't always stellar.
If you are just starting out I suggest:
Friday, February 20, 2009
Dschinghis khan - Moskau: The Youtube Sensation in German with English Translation
So, above is the video of probably one of the most WTF videos I have seen that is so bad it's good. I provided the German to English translation for those who don't understand German... Hey, what are language dudes for?! Ho ho ho ho, hey!
Moskau
Fremd und geheimnisvoll
Türme aus rotem Gold
Kalt wie das Eis
Moscow
Foreign and secretive
Towers of red and gold
Cold as ice
Moskau
Doch wer dich wirklich kennt
Der weiß, ein Feuer brennt
In dir so heiß
Moscow
Those who really know you
They know a fire is burning
In you so hot
Kosaken hey hey hey hebt die Gläser
Natascha ha ha ha du bist schön
Towarisch hey hey hey auf das Leben
Auf Dein Wohl Bruder hey Bruder ho
Kosaken hey hey hey lift your glasses
Natasha ha ha ha you are pretty
Friend hey hey hey drink to your health
Cheers brother hey brother ho
Moskau, Moskau
Wirf die Gläser an die Wand
Russland ist ein schönes Land
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moscow, Moscow
Throw your glasses at the wall
Russia is a beautiful country
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau, Moskau
Deine Seele ist so groß
Nachts da ist der Teufel los
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey
Moscow, Moscow
Your spirit is so large
At night the devil is on the loose
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey
Moskau, Moskau
Liebe schmeckt wie Kaviar
Mädchen sind zum küssen da
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moscow, Moscow
Love tastes like caviar
Girls are for kissing there
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau, Moskau
Komm wir tanzen auf dem Tisch
Bis der Tisch zusammenbricht
Ha ha ha ha ha
Moscow, Moscow
Come we’re dancing on the table
Until the table breaks in half
Ha ha ha ha ha
Moskau
Tor zur Vergangenheit
Spiegel der Zarenzeit
Rot wie das Blut
Moscow
Door to the past
A mirror of the czarist times
Red like blood
Moskau
Wer deine Seele kennt
Der weiß, die Liebe brennt
Heiß wie die Glut
Moscow
One who knows your spirit
He knows the love is burning
Hot like embers
Kosaken hey hey hey hebt die Gläser
Natascha ha ha ha du bist schön
Towarisch hey hey hey auf die Liebe
Auf Dein Wohl Mädchen hey Mädchen ho
Kosaken hey hey hey lift your glasses
Natasha ha ha ha you are pretty
Friend hey hey hey drink to your health
Cheers brother hey brother ho
Moskau, Moskau
Wirf die Gläser an die Wand
Russland ist ein schönes Land
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moscow,Moscow
Throw your glasses at the wall
Russia is a beautiful country
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau, Moskau
Deine Seele ist so groß
Nachts da ist der Teufel los
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey
Moscow,Moscow
Your spirit is so large
At night the devil is on the loose
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey
Moskau
Lala lala lala la, lala lala lala la
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau, Moskau Lala lala lala la, lala lala lala la
Ha ha ha ha ha
Oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Moskau, Moskau
Moscow
Lala lala lala la, lala lala lala la
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moscow, Moscow Lala lala lala la, lala lala lala la
Ha ha ha ha ha
Oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Moscow, Moscow
Moskau, Moskau
Wodka trinkt man pur und kalt
Das macht hundert Jahre alt
ha ha ha ha ha, hey
Moscow, Moscow
One drinks Vodka pure and cold
That makes (it) 100 years old
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey
Moskau, Moskau
Väterchen dein Glas ist leer
Doch im Keller ist noch mehr
Ha ha ha ha ha
Moscow, Moscow
Little father your glass is empty
But in the cellar there is more
Ha ha ha ha ha
Moskau, Moskau
Liebe schmeckt wie Kaviar
Mädchen sind zum küssen da
Ha ha ha ha ha
Moscow,Moscow
Love tastes like caviar
Girls are for kissing there
Ho ho ho ho ho, hey
Moskau, Moskau
Komm wir tanzen auf dem Tisch
Bis der Tisch zusammenbricht
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey!
Moscow,Moscow
Come we’re dancing on the table
Until the table breaks in half
Ha ha ha ha ha, hey!
Learning German, Deutsch Lernen!!!
Ja!!! The cool thing about German is that no matter what you say, you sound pissed off. Now, this isn't always the case, but, well... ok, it is. German is probably my best foreign language. I used to live in Germany and I loved it, the people, and the language.German is an important language for business, technology, skiing and beer. Did I mention beer?I am into generalizing (sue me PC people), and the best way to generalize a language's cultural proclivities is by what phrase most people know. In German it's probably "Ein Bier bitte" or "Sprechen Sie Deutsch" (the latter being lame, I admit). In French, most people know "voulez-vous couchez avec moi ce soir" do you want to sleep with me tonight? So there, I rest my case.German is spoken in as an official language in Germany (with many accents), Austria, parts of Switzerland (I guess you'd call it German), parts of Luxembourg and Belgium, and a host of other nations as a second language.My motivation for learning German:German was never offered to us in High School. We had only French, Spanish and Latin to choose from. For this reason German seemed very exotic when I'd see it written on old alpine ski pins my grandmother had kept. I will admit that there was a girl involved, who initially sparked my interest and served as a muse to learn the language. One day I signed up and applied for a Youth For Understanding exchange year, the next thing I knew I was on a plane headed to Germany to live one year with a German host family. I spent many hours studying and tried to learn about 25 to 30 new words a day in addition to ones I would just pick up subconsciously. It took about 6 months before I felt comfortably fluent in the language. There is simply no better way to learn a language than to be immersed in it 100%.
Pros for Deutsch Lernen:
- Offered at many schools.
- Many family members may know some German. Hell, it missed becoming the official language of the USA by one vote.
- The spelling and pronunciation is straightforward.
- Lovers of World War history and pretty women will find some good motivation to learn it.
Cons:
- Grammar is a real pain in the Arsch. German, Icelandic and Faeroese have retained case endings and declension. Trust me, it's a pain.
- Verbs often come at the end of a sentence and make it wicked hard (yes, originally from New England) to interpret. Example, the first sentence I learned in German (I think) was "Jetzt muss ich zum Studentenwohnheim gehen." meaning literally "Now must I to the dormitory go."
- The umlaut Ü sound can be tricky.
- Rolled R's in the back of the throat can be tough, I still have trouble with the verb that means to repair, which is reparieren lassen. Most natives pronounce it quickly like "prie'en lassen", I do the same.
Hinweisungen (Tips):
- If you don't know the gender of a noun, just mumble something that sounds like "Duh". This way it could sound like der or die and to a much lesser extent like das.
- ANYTHING ending in -ung is always feminine, so use die or eine. If you you still say das Regierung, sorry but you suck.
- Use the term also (al-zo) a lot when trying to grasp for a word. It's somewhat akin to saying umm... I went to school with a fellow that said also so much I kept a tab sheet on how many times he said it in one day. It was about 110 times. Ach Du Liebe!!
For beginners, I'd buy the following and make sure to use the CDs either in your car or convert them to mp3's for your ipod:
If you have already had some German, go with this (see below), read Der Spiegel, and download Deutsche Welle Podcasts on itunes (or what have you):
Pros for Deutsch Lernen:
- Offered at many schools.
- Many family members may know some German. Hell, it missed becoming the official language of the USA by one vote.
- The spelling and pronunciation is straightforward.
- Lovers of World War history and pretty women will find some good motivation to learn it.
Cons:
- Grammar is a real pain in the Arsch. German, Icelandic and Faeroese have retained case endings and declension. Trust me, it's a pain.
- Verbs often come at the end of a sentence and make it wicked hard (yes, originally from New England) to interpret. Example, the first sentence I learned in German (I think) was "Jetzt muss ich zum Studentenwohnheim gehen." meaning literally "Now must I to the dormitory go."
- The umlaut Ü sound can be tricky.
- Rolled R's in the back of the throat can be tough, I still have trouble with the verb that means to repair, which is reparieren lassen. Most natives pronounce it quickly like "prie'en lassen", I do the same.
Hinweisungen (Tips):
- If you don't know the gender of a noun, just mumble something that sounds like "Duh". This way it could sound like der or die and to a much lesser extent like das.
- ANYTHING ending in -ung is always feminine, so use die or eine. If you you still say das Regierung, sorry but you suck.
- Use the term also (al-zo) a lot when trying to grasp for a word. It's somewhat akin to saying umm... I went to school with a fellow that said also so much I kept a tab sheet on how many times he said it in one day. It was about 110 times. Ach Du Liebe!!
For beginners, I'd buy the following and make sure to use the CDs either in your car or convert them to mp3's for your ipod:
If you have already had some German, go with this (see below), read Der Spiegel, and download Deutsche Welle Podcasts on itunes (or what have you):
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Speaking English As a Native Language, Pros and Cons
If you are reading this, congratulations! You speak (read) one of the most widely spoken languages in the history of the world. It is the lingua franca of the modern world due to its many influences thanks to Great Britain during the British Empire, and the United States attaining superpower status following World War 2. To date, it is spoken by up to 1.8 billion people as either a first or second language. This, unfortunately, can be somewhat traurig for native speakers of English, who are dealt a blow when it comes to incentives to learn foreign languages.
What to you call a person who speaks two languages?
Answer: Bilingual
What do you call somebody who speaks only one?
Answer: British
Pros for English learners:
- You are never without access to hearing English, thanks to movies, TV, music, and just about everything else.
- Grammar is relatively simple. Being that it is a Germanic language, English is unique in that it doesn't require different forms for a definite or indefinite article, only "the", "a" or "an". German on the other hand has: der, die, das, dem, den, des, dessen, deren, ein, eine, einer etc..
- There are many people to practice with.
Cons for English learners:
- Many, many words. In fact, the largest vocabulary of any language.
- Due to influx of said languages, English can be quite a pain to spell. Hence, the spelling bee. I am quite sure easily spelled German has few if any spelling bee competitions.
- The harsh "R" sound can be tough, except for say the Dutch, who also have a similar sound in their language.
- One hears the language so frequently that English loses some exotic luster and therefore may lessen motivation to learn. I liken this to learning Spanish in the United States.
What to you call a person who speaks two languages?
Answer: Bilingual
What do you call somebody who speaks only one?
Answer: British
Pros for English learners:
- You are never without access to hearing English, thanks to movies, TV, music, and just about everything else.
- Grammar is relatively simple. Being that it is a Germanic language, English is unique in that it doesn't require different forms for a definite or indefinite article, only "the", "a" or "an". German on the other hand has: der, die, das, dem, den, des, dessen, deren, ein, eine, einer etc..
- There are many people to practice with.
Cons for English learners:
- Many, many words. In fact, the largest vocabulary of any language.
- Due to influx of said languages, English can be quite a pain to spell. Hence, the spelling bee. I am quite sure easily spelled German has few if any spelling bee competitions.
- The harsh "R" sound can be tough, except for say the Dutch, who also have a similar sound in their language.
- One hears the language so frequently that English loses some exotic luster and therefore may lessen motivation to learn. I liken this to learning Spanish in the United States.
Welcome
Whatever your reason for learning a foreign language, be it to pass a class, get by in a foreign country, eavesdrop on your neighbors, or to impress a girl (or guy), you should be commended. Language learning is a very difficult endeavor, but is also a hell of a lot of fun. The most IMPORTANT thing, and I cannot stress it enough, is to be MOTIVATED. You simply HAVE to want to learn it, if you are teaching yourself especially, or you never will. I will mention motivation a lot! MOTIVATION! See?
Over the course of the next few days, months and hopefully years, I hope to give some tips on how to study smartly and how to stay motivated. I also hope to gain valuable insight by contributions from other cunning linguists. Speaking of which, if you didn't catch that play on words, then you may be a linguist, but not a cunning one yet. Don't worry we'll get you there!
Over the course of the next few days, months and hopefully years, I hope to give some tips on how to study smartly and how to stay motivated. I also hope to gain valuable insight by contributions from other cunning linguists. Speaking of which, if you didn't catch that play on words, then you may be a linguist, but not a cunning one yet. Don't worry we'll get you there!
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