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[-] epicstove@lemmy.ca 48 points 2 days ago

(You do not in fact, go to bed.)

In a couple years you'll be able to read German fluently... Without knowing how to speak it.

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Ironically, it's one of the few languages that English speakers have an easier time advancing their lingual fluency through literacy, in my experience. (former ESL teacher, international hospitality liaison, etc.)

[-] SolarMonkey@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That’s probably because early Germanic languages formed the base of the early English language, even before we “added” a ton of French and other shit through (actual and) cultural conquest.

If you look through language roots, English splits from Germanic at some point close enough to make the rules logical going from English to German but probably not the other way around, idk.

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

This is quite true. 🤓🤘🏼

[-] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 13 points 2 days ago

I started learning German from my dad's Jr. Highschool book from the 1960s but had no one around who spoke German. My pronunciation was... interesting (even trying to mimic what the guide was telling me in the front of the book). When I finally tried to speak to people, it was also funny to learn that several things were quite out-of-date (Feder vs Kuli I think was one).

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