The "un-derailable" thread!

[ZaidaBoBaida]

I'm going to hazard a guess that DuoLingo is some kind of new PC term for Spanglish.

 

[~Anastasia~]

https://www.duolingo.com

Check out the iPhone App. It's an awesome language learning tool. If you start an account, let me know and if your up for it, I'll include you on my leaderboard. It's definitely worth checking out if you love foreign languages.

Thank you - and oh fiddle!

It looks great. But my phone is a dinosaur and can't add new apps, and my tablet requires an upgrade to iOS which it has no space for in order to use it.

I really am planning to replace them both though. Especially since the tablet is free, and my phone won't even take voice messages for the past 4 years now. I keep saying that. Tax refund might work out though, so - maybe I can order. I'll consider this an incentive. And I'll let you know. If you think of it and don't hear from me, remind me after Pascha?

Does it have Greek?

 

[All4Christ]

Im not sure about Greek - but the website is fully functional as well

 

[~Anastasia~]

Im not sure about Greek - but the website is fully functional as well

Oh, I'll look at that then. Thanks!

 

[~Anastasia~]

(Like I need something else to do during Great Lent .... I'm behind on a couple of things I wanted to be doing, but I am actually listening to Greek in the car again, so why not ... )

 

[~Anastasia~]

No Greek. I may practice some others - after Pascha. Oh well ....

 

[buzuxi02]

I'll start the first Max quote of the day....

"Look like someone got themselves some guzzuhline, eh?"---Gyro Captain

That's not the Goose!

But I forgot the various characters names in it. Lol. The guy who wanted his hand back.

 

[All4Christ]

No Greek. I may practice some others - after Pascha. Oh well ....

https://www.duolingo.com/course/el/en/Learn-Greek-Online

Looks like they are releasing a Greek for English speakers on May 5...right after Pascha.

 

[~Anastasia~]

https://www.duolingo.com/course/el/en/Learn-Greek-Online

Looks like they are releasing a Greek for English speakers on May 5...right after Pascha.

Well, isn't that timely!

I saw Greek at the login, so I thought they had it. But that was for site language. Ok ... So if I can't learn Greek, maybe I can set site language to Greek and "learn" English? But no, a Greek speaker must understand English to use the site.

I'm glad to hear this though, very glad. Thank you. Pimsleur tapes get boring after a while, and that's all I currently have for the modern Greek. Thanks again!

 

[All4Christ]

Well, isn't that timely!

I saw Greek at the login, so I thought they had it. But that was for site language. Ok ... So if I can't learn Greek, maybe I can set site language to Greek and "learn" English? But no, a Greek speaker must understand English to use the site.

I'm glad to hear this though, very glad. Thank you. Pimsleur tapes get boring after a while, and that's all I currently have for the modern Greek. Thanks again!

Well, there is an English for Greek speakers currently available. I just added it to my languages. You could do that I guess though I can't read the Greek instructions

EDIT: I had a bit of trouble trying to get back to the English speaking site! But I got back to my Italian [emoji5]

 

[All4Christ]

I'm going to hazard a guess that DuoLingo is some kind of new PC term for Spanglish.

It's about 30 different language courses online and on the phone

 

[prodromos]

I'll start the first Max quote of the day....

"Look like someone got themselves some guzzuhline, eh?"---Gyro Captain

"Raaaargh!" - Feral Kid

 

[Orthodoxjay1]

I own 3 AK-47's and one AK-74....true story!

Much better than a M-16, I heard stories from old vets at the VFW, my grandma use to bartend at about NAM. The vets would say that the vietcong would leave there AK's in rice patties and start blasting on one of our side patrol, while our guys had problems with M-16's jamming up during a lot of confrontation. I want a ak-74 model. You like handguns at all? 38 specials can do damage to anybody tresspassing.

 

[Orthodoxjay1]

I once checked Skittles for dairy......

WOW that pretty awesome lol, yeah so I found out we can eat things without a back bone, I could of had so much Japanese food like shrimp Tempura, instead of grains, weatbread, salad, fruits.

 

[~Anastasia~]

Well, there is an English for Greek speakers currently available. I just added it to my languages. You could do that I guess though I can't read the Greek instructions

EDIT: I had a bit of trouble trying to get back to the English speaking site! But I got back to my Italian [emoji5]

Huh. That didn't seem to work for me. I changed site language to Greek, and it said I could try to learn languages only if I knew some English. I clicked yes and it went back to English. I signed up - through FB if you want to look for me there? I thnk my user name is _.Anastasia._ because nearly everything I tried was taken. I went into Spanish to check it out - it refused to let me test out, lol, though I got the written part and translation all correct. The sound isn't coming through clearly though so I missed some. Oh well. I did the first two Spanish lessons, just to check it out. I will look forward to the Greek coming out. I'm weak in written Greek especially, so SEEING it should help a great deal over simple tapes. I can hear a thing and not really understand, but when I SEE it written out, it all falls into place. I need that. Thanks!

 

[~Anastasia~]

WOW that pretty awesome lol, yeah so I found out we can eat things without a back bone, I could of had so much Japanese food like shrimp Tempura, instead of grains, weatbread, salad, fruits.

Yeah, I just recently found out we can have crab, lobster, shrimp, squid, scallops, and all that good stuff during Lent and even on Fridays. Except I can't really afford it, lol. Oh my goodness now I'm hungry for scallops. I really shouldn't talk about food.

Figs and granola, anyone?

 

[~Anastasia~]

Much better than a M-16, I heard stories from old vets at the VFW, my grandma use to bartend at about NAM. The vets would say that the vietcong would leave there AK's in rice patties and start blasting on one of our side patrol, while our guys had problems with M-16's jamming up during a lot of confrontation. I want a ak-74 model. You like handguns at all? 38 specials can do damage to anybody tresspassing.

Oh, I have a nice .38. I pray I'm never in a position to use it on anyone though. I've only used it for target shooting.

It broke my heart to have to shoot a coyote on the farm, even though they would (and did) rip my poor goats apart and steal geese and chickens. It just makes me sick to kill anything.

 

[Orthodoxjay1]

Anybody surpised the Simpsons is still going? I feel that show peaked years ago, like back with who shot Mr. Burns episodes.

 

[Orthodoxjay1]

Oh, I have a nice .38. I pray I'm never in a position to use it on anyone though. I've only used it for target shooting.

It broke my heart to have to shoot a coyote on the farm, even though they would (and did) rip my poor goats apart and steal geese and chickens. It just makes me sick to kill anything.

Yeah I don't like killing anything either I love animals actually, I can remember visiting Step Dad family in Texas, going hunting, totally missing the target, and killing the turtle, I felt so bad. I hope I never have to use force to protect my family, yet you never know, all these young kids think there gangsters from the crappy music they listen to.

 

[~Anastasia~]

Yeah I don't like killing anything either I love animals actually, I can remember visiting Step Dad family in Texas, going hunting, totally missing the target, and killing the turtle, I felt so bad. I hope I never have to use force to protect my family, yet you never know, all these young kids think there gangsters from the crappy music they listen to.

I know. The mindset of some of these kids is frightening. (I work with them sometimes.)

Lord have mercy is all I can say/pray.