Jacksgranda Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Just now, Northboy said: I've no idea when your day might have been (or will be) but I did O grades in the mid 1980s and they were graded then. Late 60s. (Which, coincidentally, is my age now.) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northboy Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 3 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: 5 minutes ago, Northboy said: ve no idea when your day might have been (or will be) but I did O grades in the mid 1980s and they were graded then. Late 60s. (Which, coincidentally, is my age now.) Fair enough, you're doing well if you can still read a bit of French after so many years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Northboy said: Fair enough, you're doing well if you can still read a bit of French after so many years. Seulement un peu... Maybe I had good teachers, haven't studied it (or used it, really) in 50+ years. Edited April 29, 2021 by Jacksgranda 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blootoon87 Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 Does anyone know good sites to buy books in other languages? Swedish really. I can get e-books no problem but I prefer an actual book. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 I think a lot of it is forcing yourself to think in the language like someone mentioned earlier in the thread, and an acceptance that you're never going to be completely colloquially fluent in a language unless you were brought up in that environment. I speak French reasonably fluently but when I've asked native speakers what my efforts sound like, the honest opinion is that I speak the language in a slow, stilted sounding way with a distinct Germanic rather than English-sounding accent...I was told that my accent wasn't a million miles away from a Strasbourg one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 15/05/2021 at 14:03, Blootoon87 said: Does anyone know good sites to buy books in other languages? Swedish really. I can get e-books no problem but I prefer an actual book. ‘Books’... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwullie Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 15/05/2021 at 14:03, Blootoon87 said: Does anyone know good sites to buy books in other languages? Swedish really. I can get e-books no problem but I prefer an actual book. I know it's stating the obvious a bit, but when I was getting into Spanish I found a few good novels for beginners on amazon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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