Brent Peters 🌏 The Digital Global Citizen

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Absolutely unbelievable times. But this kind of levelheaded evenhanded pushback is what will win the day if anything. It reminds me of McCarthy’s Waterloo

Me too. Me too. Back in the day, most of my Japanese study was from can’t wrappers

A cloth tag removed from a t-shirt that states “100% cotton” in 21 languages, with a 2-letter language identifier preceding each line

When you love languages, even the tag from your new t-shirt can be a gold mine

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7 Daily Habit Ideas to Practice a Language Learning a language is the result of many small efforts repeated consistently over time. If you don't yet have daily habits to support your learning, I invite you to start building some.

Learning a language is the result of many small efforts repeated consistently over time. If you don’t yet have daily habits to support your learning, I invite you to start building some :)

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I appreciate your comment

This can be very frustrating. I know. But we appreciate what you do

Also very cool facts. Really interesting

It is

One thing I absolutely love about #langsky is that you can post about any language at all — and someone here will have more information or a personal experience.

The collective knowledge is impressive.

C-3PO has never received enough credit

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Culture and practicality aside,
I’m absolutely fascinated with symbols.

Abstract symbols that have meaning by popular consensus. And the speed and grace with which human beings can learn to employ those symbols to convey basic needs and complex thoughts

It’s incredible

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Oh that’s cool

Very cool. Thank you for that!

The roundel of the Renaissance chateau completed in 1596

The interior of the Church of Saint John the Baptist

The old Jesuit seminary mid-17th century

Vitezslav Novak Museum

The city boasts a well-preserved medieval city center and a large medieval castle with a Renaissance chateau. I’ve included a few of the color plates of the book

A book on the Czech city of Jindřichův. Published in 1992 celebrating the city’s history from 1293 to 1993.

The introduction to the book in Czech

The German translation of the introduction (following the Czech introduction. Note that the German name of the city, Neuhaus, is used

A translation into English via Google Lens

More show & tell

A book I purchased in the Czech Republic in the Autumn of 2000 on a business trip

A book on the city of Jindřichův Hradec
(Jindřich’s Castle).

German: Neuhaus (ironically)
Many Czech cities also have German names

Following each chapter in Czech is a German translation.

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Learn a language

Erode a barrier

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Absolutely. 100%. Very deep concern.

But you can expand your personal awareness and experience.

Got it. Good Persian study

Translation: But in Persian we say, "They put it in another box for you?"

Can you help me understand?

Does this mean outside of the box….is another box?

We are all born into a box

The dimensions of each personal box is defined by the era, language, culture, nationality, etc into which the individual is born

We don’t have to stay in that box. We can learn about other times, other nations, learn other languages and absorb other cultures 🌍

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I literally had to double check that this was not The Onion

Languages are academically interesting
And they provide opportunities.

But I view language learning as a personal path, also. A small way in my microcosm to foster tolerance, unity and understanding

A constant reminder that people are important outside of the sphere into which I was born

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Interesting. I’ve done this to some extent. It was only much later that I thought of this consciously as a strategy.

This is a pretty interesting idea. So you create imaginary conversations in advance for having them in real life? Around topics that are likely to come up?

Is there a strategy in language learning that has really made a difference for you?

A known method or tool, or something that you discovered for yourself. Something that has yielded unexpected impact?

Something you think deserves more attention?

For me it’s been minimal sentence pairs

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It isn’t sufficient - but it is necessary

Words are mysterious.

They really are.

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Have trouble with a point of grammar?

1) Familiarize yourself with the rule

2) Create 3 examples

3) Practice these examples until they are a part of you

You can add more examples. Review the rule and examples together daily.

It won’t take long. It works. ⭐️

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