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Using Music Videos To Learn Spanish

January 21, 2012
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This is a guest post by Andrew, the handsome man behind How to Learn Spanish Online for Free. But enough from me…let’s let Andrew tell his story! By the way — unlike me, Andy actually answers his comments, so feel free to bombard him with questions . Hey guys! This is Andrew! Let me tell you a little bit...

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Luxurious Worries, Or: So Effing What If You Sound Like An Anime?!

November 21, 2011
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People, I am sick and phequing tired of hearing it. Whether on the Internets or in RL, if Japanese is the topic of discussion, there always seems to be a kind, intelligent, well-meaning buck futter waiting in the wings to tell you: “Don’t learn Japanese from anime yada yada yada“. It’s like Towelie from South Park, but pretentious and...

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Practice Time, Game Time

September 7, 2011
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Broadly speaking, there are two modes in the sport that is language. Practice time Game time. I’m not just pointing this out in order to create filler content here. I’m not doing this for my health. I’m making this distinction because far too many people get practice time and game time confused. They come to practice with the haughty,...

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There Are Four Types of Japanese

August 28, 2011
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The kind that people actually speak The kind that people think they speak The kind that people think should be spoken The kind that people think it would be cute or funny for you to speak School and well-meaning, 真面目 people with an overactive sense of duty will teach you Type 3. Your normal, sane friends will teach you...

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How To Get A Specific Accent

August 14, 2011
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Thus spake Skyler: Hello Khatzumoto! My ultimate goal is to learn to speak French with a native Parisian accent so I have been trying to only listen to content spoken by Parisians. I would think this would be easy to find but it isn’t. All of the content I find is either spoken by people from other parts of...

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Where Not To Learn Japanese From

August 1, 2011
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Don’t learn Japanese from novels. No one talks that way. Don’t learn Japanese from scientific journals. No one talks that way. Don’t learn Japanese from manga. No one talks that way. Don’t learn Japanese from newspapers. No one talks that way. Don’t learn Japanese from sports. No one talks that way. Don’t learn Japanese from comedy. No one talks...

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