http://www.jdroth.com/words/bookstore-of-babel/ Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:46:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.jdroth.com/words/bookstore-of-babel/comment-page-1/#comment-2002 kazari Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:54:12 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/words/?p=1205#comment-2002 This is a bit of a tangent - but did you find Game Of Thrones? I've just finished reading it, and i really, really enjoyed it. It is a bit confronting in parts though. This is a bit of a tangent – but did you find Game Of Thrones? I’ve just finished reading it, and i really, really enjoyed it.
It is a bit confronting in parts though.

]]> http://www.jdroth.com/words/bookstore-of-babel/comment-page-1/#comment-1985 Amanda Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:07:04 +0000 http://www.jdroth.com/words/?p=1205#comment-1985 Latin-based languages all share common roots so cross-language barriers break down the more you learn. I recall back in college after a semester of Intermediate Spanish that I watched a Sophia Loren movie on TV and found that I could understand almost all of it, even though I'd never studied even basic Italian. Glad you experienced this very cool bonus effect of studying languages! Latin-based languages all share common roots so cross-language barriers break down the more you learn. I recall back in college after a semester of Intermediate Spanish that I watched a Sophia Loren movie on TV and found that I could understand almost all of it, even though I’d never studied even basic Italian. Glad you experienced this very cool bonus effect of studying languages!

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