Tag: language
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Subjunctive-Indicative Express
This drawing (if you want to call it a drawing) represents my thought process when I decide whether I should conjugate a verb in the subjunctive or indicative mood– hence the name, “Subjunctive-Indicative Express”. You may be thinking, “what is subjunctive and indicative?” and perhaps “how is a mood related to these two words?” and…
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Exploring Language Learning: Insights and Anecdotes from a Recreational Polyglot
While connecting with people across cultures through space and time is exciting, language acquisition requires a significant investment of both time and effort. In many cases, it is the size of this investment that deters people from even attempting to learn a language. For instance, in college, I knew classics majors who only tolerated their…