Comments on: Open thread 4/29/23 https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/29/open-thread-4-29-23/ A blog about political change, among other things Tue, 02 May 2023 08:03:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Barry Meislin https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/29/open-thread-4-29-23/#comment-2678106 Tue, 02 May 2023 08:03:15 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125454#comment-2678106 Thanks!
(That gaijin guy sounds fascinating. I tried to sorta learn Japanese once upon a time. Not seriously, though. One might call it, extreme dabbling. When I found out that the language had seven levels of formality, I thought it prudent to cut bait…. Fascinating, nonetheless.)

]]> By: huxley https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/29/open-thread-4-29-23/#comment-2678100 Tue, 02 May 2023 05:39:10 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125454#comment-2678100 Barry Meislin:

Thanks for your kind thoughts on my pursuit of La Française! I might write my account someday.

There is an intriguing guy who calls his YouTube channel “Matt vs Japan.” As a teenager he fell in love with Japanese and All Things Japanese and, in the carefully considered and balanced manner of teenagers everywhere, decided to devote his life to Japanese.

https://www.youtube.com/@mattvsjapan/videos

Well, it wasn’t all that simple There were a few bumps and switchbacks on that trail, but he emerged a remarkable young man with a mission in life for language learning and education of others.

He used an immersion input style of language acquisition.

]]> By: miguel cervantes https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/29/open-thread-4-29-23/#comment-2678017 Mon, 01 May 2023 12:59:34 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125454#comment-2678017 they pitched him, they own him, his warranty has expired,

]]> By: miguel cervantes https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/29/open-thread-4-29-23/#comment-2678016 Mon, 01 May 2023 12:44:40 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125454#comment-2678016 they are like evil wilford brimley, aren’t they,

miss grossberg seems to be one of the stalkeri like miss hutchinson last year,

]]> By: Barry Meislin https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/29/open-thread-4-29-23/#comment-2678014 Mon, 01 May 2023 11:39:35 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125454#comment-2678014 Something else to ponder…

Compare and contrast:
“De-transitioner reacts to Biden DOJ suing Tennessee over sex changes for minors”—
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/de-transitioner-reacts-biden-doj-suing-tennessee-sex-changes-minors
“Reporters cheer after President Biden notes he’s running for re-election at White House Correspondents’ Dinner”—
https://www.foxnews.com/media/reporters-cheer-after-president-biden-notes-hes-running-for-re-election-at-white-house-correspondents-dinner

Which might prompt one to question:
Why do the Democrats and their hewers of wood and drawers of water in the media insist that screwing up America and its people and its youth is such a fine and wonderful—and VIRTUOUS—thing??
Warning: Sit down before reading.

]]> By: Barry Meislin https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/29/open-thread-4-29-23/#comment-2678013 Mon, 01 May 2023 11:24:02 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125454#comment-2678013 Speaking of language, has “kavanaugh” become a verb yet?
(If not, it really ought to be…as the Left seems to badly want/aspire—NEED—to “kavanaugh” Tucker Carlson….)
“Source: Abby Grossberg Told Me She ‘Loved’ Working For Tucker Carlson”—
https://blazingcatfur.ca/2023/04/30/source-abby-grossberg-told-me-she-loved-working-for-tucker-carlson/

(For her part, maybe Abby Grossberg—with her oh-so-apropos moniker—will just go and get tuckered….)

]]> By: Barry Meislin https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/29/open-thread-4-29-23/#comment-2678008 Mon, 01 May 2023 08:08:04 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125454#comment-2678008 And time for Collusion Corner:
(AKA “Your Tax Dollars At Work”, Part ~)
Compare ‘n contrast!
“Biden ‘Quietly’ Trying to Bail Out Moderna”—
https://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2023/03/22/biden-_1820_quietly_1920_-trying-to-bail-out-moderna.aspx
“Moderna under fire as CEO earned nearly $400 million in stock options, got 50% raise last year”—
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/coronavirus/moderna-under-fire-ceo-earned-nearly-400-million-stock-options-got-50
Not too bad a gig…if you can get it!

And another round (drinks for all!):
How much will the taxpayer be on the hook for this one?
“FDIC races to find buyer for collapsing First Republic Bank: report”—
https://nypost.com/2023/04/29/fdic-races-to-find-buyer-for-collapsing-first-republic-bank/

+ Bonus:
A nifty little article on the attractions of the censorship game (which seems to be a very difficult habit for our magic mushroom media to kick)…
“ABC News cuts RFK Jr’s COVID-19 vaccine remarks from interview”—
https://justthenews.com/accountability/media/abc-news-cuts-rfk-jrs-covid-19-vaccine-remarks-interview

]]> By: Barry Meislin https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/29/open-thread-4-29-23/#comment-2678006 Mon, 01 May 2023 07:57:20 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125454#comment-2678006 All I can say is that if this stuff works for you, you can write THE BIBLE (or at least a respectable compendium—testament?) on second-language acquisition (not that there’s a shortage of such books or techniques, exactly)…but writing from personal, first-hand experience might make it unusual. Special….
That is, if you ever feel like it, of course.
(OTOH, you could just collate your blog posts—Huxley’s Little Red-White-Blue Book? Wave it around. You might create a true movement…of radical language learners…)

]]> By: huxley https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/29/open-thread-4-29-23/#comment-2678004 Mon, 01 May 2023 04:48:07 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125454#comment-2678004 So I’m passionate about learning and learning how to learn. A fun part of this French project is that I’m testing the “Comprehensible Input” method for myself.

There are a fair number of polyglots who testify to its effectiveness. It makes intuitive sense to me, but I want to experience it firsthand.

“Comprehensible Input” runs counter to conventional teaching techniques. I’m not learning French. I’m exposing myself to French and letting my brain figure it out below my conscious awareness.

Which sounds woo-woo. But it seems to be working. The effect is like a fog slowly lifting. Day to day, I don’t notice progress beyond occasional hints, but a couple weeks pass and it’s obvious.

I do consult dictionaries and grammar books, but they aren’t the main course.

]]> By: huxley https://thenewneo.com/2023/04/29/open-thread-4-29-23/#comment-2678003 Mon, 01 May 2023 04:27:08 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=125454#comment-2678003 JJ:

A further distinction made by the “Comprehensible Input” school is that for best results the input should be “compelling” as well.

Trudeau’s speeches, or pretty much any political speeches, would not be compelling to me in the least.

With the internet, Google Translate, LingQ (my favorite language app) there is no lack of content and tools which bridge English and French.

I mostly read/listen to fiction, poetry and song lyrics by writers I like and really want to experience in French. There is so much French I want to read and hear.

Left to my own devices, i.e. not in school, this is how I learn. I become passionate about a subject, then press into it wherever it looks most interesting. This really speeds up learning and makes it enjoyable.

My career as a professional programmer was based on teaching myself in this manner.

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