learning a new language 4
I’ve learnt many languages, almost all aimed at making a computer more pliant to my ridiculous demands. This, I fear, has eroded my social skills to the point where I think only in orders. This cannot stand: I know only one natural language in which I can do more than say hello. Therefore, o thou non-existent readers, I ask you, in the confident expectation of hearing nothing: what language should I learn? I’m swinging between Mandarin, Cantonese, and Irish.
(Edit: I’m quite partial to the learning aids at byki.com, but I’m worried that I’m just parroting phrases without learning the underlying grammar, like PHP programmers. (Yes, cheap. I know))
Mandarin!
Two readers now!
Two? Wow, I should put AdSense in.
I spent 6 months going to Mandarin classes at TAFE and it’s pretty hard unless you find someone to do some personal tutoring with you. Luckily there are TONS of mandarin speakers in Sydney who are willing to swap for English lessons. Stick a notice up at any educational institution. Guaranteed winner. I’m sure you’re probably quite fluent in Irish by now but I thought I would throw my 2 cents in anyway. – Bean