@Sardonis I only took a year of French in HS (with a teacher who did NOT speak it) and took both classical and church Latin in college (my pronunciation earned me the honor of reading the Christmas gospel at assembly. I later bought the books that local high schoolls use, and taught myself Spanish which is the only one I have used in employment (translating contracts, soil reports and construction drawings back and fortth between Spanish and English). I keep it up by reading a novel of Garcia Marquez now and then.
4 years of French in High School. Very long time ago. Don’t remember much at all, but figure as long as I can manage “parlez-vous anglais?” I have a fighting chance.
cstewart23 almost 13 years ago
C’est la vie! (Or words to that effect)
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Well that is supposed to be what you are there to learn.
doc white almost 13 years ago
I learned vietnamise a lot fater when we had to order all our meals in vietnamise.
Sardonis almost 13 years ago
What foreign language(s) did you take in school?
I took Spanish for a couple months in 9th grade, but didn’t get along with my teacher, so I took French in 10th and 11th.
By the way, it seems that people have given up on Tony, huh?
vldazzle almost 13 years ago
@Sardonis I only took a year of French in HS (with a teacher who did NOT speak it) and took both classical and church Latin in college (my pronunciation earned me the honor of reading the Christmas gospel at assembly. I later bought the books that local high schoolls use, and taught myself Spanish which is the only one I have used in employment (translating contracts, soil reports and construction drawings back and fortth between Spanish and English). I keep it up by reading a novel of Garcia Marquez now and then.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Spanish, 3 years of it. Would have taken a fourth year, but it was a different teacher then, and I did not like that woman, so I stopped.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Tony who?
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Just kidding, but where are you man?
Saucy1121 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
4 years of French in High School. Very long time ago. Don’t remember much at all, but figure as long as I can manage “parlez-vous anglais?” I have a fighting chance.