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Meera wrote:At this point Hindi is the only language I have not given up on.
Antea wrote:I don't like to think that I have "given up" on a language. I usually think that I am "postponing it", because I don't have enough time just now .
Luís wrote:I decided not to give up on German after all. I'm going to finish the book I'm currently going through (just a few more pages left) and keep on doing my daily Anki reviews. I won't be studying it actively (or adding new words to Anki) after that, though
Karavinka wrote:Meera wrote:At this point Hindi is the only language I have not given up on.
When you know a language well enough, you come to a point where you can't give up that language, just as you cannot un-learn breathing. I hope you're there (or getting there)!
Ciarán12 wrote:Then there's Ainu - the reason I found this forum years ago - I would love to learn it, but it's just not doable from where I am as far as I can tell. I tried twice to learn it, but you can only get so far and then unless you have people to talk to/teach you, you're kind of screwed.
Ciarán12 wrote:Over the last few months I gave up on every language except for Portuguese.
Yasna wrote:Ciarán12 wrote:Over the last few months I gave up on every language except for Portuguese.
I notice you have quite a few languages that you have rated with multiple stars, even some with three stars. So how are we to interpret this statement?
Ciarán12 wrote:As me not having been active on Unilang in at least year and not having updated those yet...?
Yasna wrote:Ciarán12 wrote:As me not having been active on Unilang in at least year and not having updated those yet...?
So you gave up on Japanese and Spanish too? Maybe I've had a couple too many drinks tonight, but it seems like languages at that level become such an integral part of our lives that it's not really possible to give up on them.
Ciarán12 wrote:Over the last few months I gave up on every language except for Portuguese.
Ciarán12 wrote:You'd think so, but life can change pretty drastically. Like if you live in Japan, there's no getting around learning and using Japanese, but if you leave Japan and stop making any effort to maintain it it will fall away pretty quick.
kevin wrote:Ciarán12 wrote:Over the last few months I gave up on every language except for Portuguese.
Even Irish?
Meera wrote:At this point Hindi is the only language I have not given up on.
vijayjohn wrote:Antea wrote:I don't like to think that I have "given up" on a language. I usually think that I am "postponing it", because I don't have enough time just now .
Same!
linguoboy wrote:I figure what I really need to spur me on is an upcoming trip. The last time I really worked hard on a language was when I was cramming Irish in preparation for an event at the Irish Books and Music festival in Chicago, and that was two years ago this month.
dEhiN wrote:linguoboy wrote:I figure what I really need to spur me on is an upcoming trip. The last time I really worked hard on a language was when I was cramming Irish in preparation for an event at the Irish Books and Music festival in Chicago, and that was two years ago this month.
I remember that trip. That is, I remember you talking about that trip and focusing on Irish as a result. But it seems to me that since then you've been able to maintain your Irish; I remember you were able to help księżycowy earlier this year (if I remember correctly) when he started learning Irish.
vijayjohn wrote:kevin wrote:Ciarán12 wrote:Over the last few months I gave up on every language except for Portuguese.
Even Irish?
That's what I was wondering, too.
dEhiN wrote:But it seems to me that since then you've been able to maintain your Irish; I remember you were able to help księżycowy earlier this year (if I remember correctly) when he started learning Irish.
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