05-10-2013, 07:15 PM
I feel a bit more at home now. ,-)
(insofar as I am not the only non-native speaker of English).
I have a different attitude towards languages. Phrases like " to know a language" or " being fluent in .." do not make much sense to me.
I only want to be creative in German and English. I have a crush
on Italian and Brazilian Portuguese but am totally fine with enjoying these cuties. I "like" Spanish and I "adore" French.
As to communication skills, by way of showing not telling ,-) :
I once had some Persian /Iranian friends here in Germany.
They "knew" no German and I "knew" not how to talk Farsi. Both our Englishes were faulty. Strangely enough: we were talking all the time and enjoyed it.
So, I am brazen enough to boast with my fluency of the talk of the eyes, smiles and hands.
But I can top this: I can easily understand DOGgish and CATtish. They have some probs getting my outlandish accent but we're getting along.
(insofar as I am not the only non-native speaker of English).
I have a different attitude towards languages. Phrases like " to know a language" or " being fluent in .." do not make much sense to me.
I only want to be creative in German and English. I have a crush
on Italian and Brazilian Portuguese but am totally fine with enjoying these cuties. I "like" Spanish and I "adore" French.
As to communication skills, by way of showing not telling ,-) :
I once had some Persian /Iranian friends here in Germany.
They "knew" no German and I "knew" not how to talk Farsi. Both our Englishes were faulty. Strangely enough: we were talking all the time and enjoyed it.
So, I am brazen enough to boast with my fluency of the talk of the eyes, smiles and hands.
But I can top this: I can easily understand DOGgish and CATtish. They have some probs getting my outlandish accent but we're getting along.