Originally posted by: MagicConch
I took French and wish I had taken Spanish, that is probably b/c living in SoCal
I also grew up on SoCal. They didn't even offer French in my Jr. high, I think it was Spanish or, gee, I can't remember, something else. I took Spanish. Long time ago, and the Spanish speaking population of Calif. has only grown and grown since. I have never had the opportunity to really use it, though. I do hear some and make out some of what's said, so that's cool.
I think French is an interesting language, though. There are definite advantages to knowing French. It seems like a very cultured thing to learn French.
I've been thinking of studying French. I got a CD from the Learning Company.
I'm also thinking of trying to hook up with someone in my vicinity and doing a kind of reciprocity thing. There's lots of Spanish speaking people around here who have virtually no English. I could hook up with someone and make a deal: I'll teach them English if they'll teach me Spanish (it's been so long I don't remember most of it). I just don't think I can really learn a new language unless I have the opportunity to speak it, bounce it off other people who actually know it.
I had a girlfriend who had learned French in Paris. She'd met a French guy and lived with him there and he taught her French.
That's true. My English isn't flawless so far, but I kind of got bored of it and the attitudes. My biggest problem is articles. It's true that some people say, if you can't speak one foreign language perfectly, don't start with another, finish with the first one. But how can you be done with a language? I don't think it's even possible.
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