Learning a Language in the Digital Age 450
UmmRa points out his discussion of four flash-card programs for language learning, excerpting "As someone who has learned three dead languages in the past six years (Latin, Egyptian, and Akkadian) I have had my share of experience with language software....If there is one thing I have learned from the experience, it is that no program is a panacea. Until we all have Matrix-esque jacks at the base of our skulls, learning a language will be a process that requires some amount of work and time. However that does not mean there isn't cheap (or free!) software out there to greatly simplify the process." None of the program compared are free (or Free), though two are shareware; two of them are for Windows only, one is Mac-only, and the other is "Java based, so it can operate on any platform." Update: 03/21 02:34 GMT by T : The actual link got dropped -- my fault -- in editing this post; now fixed.
Re:Egyptian? (Score:5, Funny)
Microsoft.com (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Not free? Not for me. (Score:5, Funny)
Pascal and Other Dead Languages I know (Score:5, Funny)
Dead Languages I was once fluent with:
Pascal
Paradox
DB-III
68000 Assembly
Countless Application specific scripting languages and APIs
Re:maybe (Score:2, Funny)
should be None of the programs compared is free
Re:Forgot something (Score:5, Funny)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin [wikipedia.org]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_language [wikipedia.org]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_language [wikipedia.org]
But as for the comparison and programs, you're on your own. This is Slashdot. "News for Nerds." Nerds are supposed to have all the answers, right?
Best thing about learning a dead language? (Score:5, Funny)
"Why yes, I do know Akkadian. Listen to this: xlsdke didue sdkfjhds dudys dk,d! I just said may your ancestors live a thousand years, thus confusing your family reunions no end. Prove I didn't just say it."
The original, nonsensical post (Score:3, Funny)
from the my-excuse-is-laziness dept.
UmmRa points out his discusses of four flash-card programs for language learning, excerpting "As someone who has learned three dead languages in the past six years (Latin, Egyptian, and Akkadian) I have had my share of experience with language software....If there is one thing I have learned from the experience, it is that no program is a panacea. Until we all have Matrix-esque jacks at the base of our skulls, learning a language will be a process that requires some amount of work and time. However that does not mean there isn't cheap (or free!) software out there to greatly simplify the process." None of the program compared are free (or Free), though two are shareware; two of them are for Windows only, one is Mac-only, and the other is "Java based, so it can operate on any platform."
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I think we've all been duped. This isn't a crappily edited post. It's actually an ironic post! Didn't you notice? It's from the my-excuse-is-laziness dept.!! What a clever joke! lol@our expense!!!
PS - "points out his discusses"!!!
Re:maybe (Score:3, Funny)
I have no oranges.
I have one orange.
I have two oranges.
All your oranges are belong to us.
Re:a little too bold isn't it? (Score:3, Funny)
Ahhahahahha.... Re:Microsoft.com (Score:5, Funny)
/me Wishes he could mod you up.
It's hillarious, words cannot describe the pain of laughter I recieve from seeing such a professionally made website describing "leet speak"... and being so incredibly serious about it.
Re:Microsoft.com (Score:3, Funny)
Re:maybe (Score:5, Funny)
No, no, all your orange are belong to us!
Take off every "S"! For great grammar!
Re:Microsoft.com (Score:1, Funny)
Re:There's no magic way to learn a language (Score:1, Funny)
That depends on who I'm talking to.
Re:Random Latin/English sentences (Score:3, Funny)