[Chat Log] March 1, 2019

[Morgan]

@Silver, you begin with that, and then you start to consider 'time of day' into these greetings. Bonsoir, Buenas tardes... and so on.

 

[Jacqueline Hyde]

poor chase, he gets so much grief

 

[Victorique]

You Are All Robot. None of you are free.

 

[Jacqueline Hyde]

(she says innocently, as if she's not among those giving him grief)

 

[Morgan]

Is that accusation? I thought it might fit as praise. Or perhaps 'child' was the word...

 

[Claire Yeon]

We antagonize because we adore.

 

[Silver]

No I can understand some Japanese but I cannot hold a conversation in it I can get the gist of one but that's about it, French I'm lost, Spanish I can hold a probably one or two sentences at the most. To me whether you speak and understand the language or can write it you still learn about the culture itself.

 

[Eugene]

No accusation. Simply highlighting a common thread.

 

[Morgan]

@Silver, I understand that, yes. From experience, speaking and writing a language come from vastly different fundamentals. It's often better to pick one path first. If you wish to speak, interact with a native speaker. If you wish to learn to write, then first learn to read.

 

[Morgan]

@Eugene, I almost don't want to answer his question about the tower in my AMA. Leaving it at @Joe Kerr's post seems appropriate.

 

[Silver]

The reason I say you learn about the culture. it's because that even in countries that speak the same language each province has a different dialect.

 

[Morgan]

And yes, a dialect is deeply rooted in culture.