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Do American high school students learn foreign languages in their high schools (ages 14-18 usually)? The answer to that is sadly no. One, it’s never required to enroll in a forgoing language in most US high schools (unless the student plans on attending certain Universities, and then everything they’ve learned is promptly forgotten once the class ends, either out of disinterest or non-exposure to the target language anyway). And, second, they usually invest insufficient energy in learning the target language in general. The reason (although typically French, Spanish and occasionally German are offered) is that students are inundated with English daily and take little or no interest in foreign languages or cultures, simply because they live in the US, a huge country. The US has a good number of bilingual Spanish/English speakers, but that is the exception and has nothing to do with language learning (no one „learns“ his or her native language or is „taught“ it. It’s acquired by the language acquisition function of the brain in children, which is not limited to one native language only. Learning a foreign language really requires hundreds upon hundreds of truly dedicated hours of immersion in a foreign language to learn it as an adult, and I would say a keen interest interest in the people and culture of the people and culture for whom the language is native. It has to say relevant and interesting to the learner or the learning will simply cease. True mastery of a foreign language is a long-term and highly intensive effort. But it can be achieved.
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Does your country allow legal marijuana for recreational use? California does since 2016.
It can be purchased if over 21 at marijuana dispensaries. You can just buy it and take it home for home use. Just like buying a bottle of wine.
10 maggio 2021
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Is Icelandic really as hard to learn as everyone says? I’m sure it’s no walk in the park, but it’s Not like climbing Mt. Everest is it, for a native English speaker. It can‘t be as hard as Japanese I hope.
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Question for native UKEnglish speakers: I was watching on YouTube a clip of an older episode of UK Border Control, dating probably from around 2009. A US traveler was stopped at border control at Heathrow out of suspicion that the passenger might be intending to work in the UK, without a visa, which is not allowed. He had $450USD on him and said he planned a 6-month holiday. He also had a UK sponsor who said he would pay for everything while the American traveler was in the UK. During an interview, the border control agent asked him, „Are you happy to be interviewed?“ The American immediately answered, „No.“ The agent asked, „What’s the problem?“ The tourist said, „No, I’m not happy.“ The agent then said, „I understand you’re not happy, but are you willing to answer my questions.“ The traveler said, „Yeah, I’ll answer the questions, but I’m not happy about it.“
So, my question is, in this context, did „happy“, as used by the agent initially mean, „Are you willing to be interviewed?“ It appears from the context that it did. Perhaps a UK native might comment. Thanks.
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Learning a foreign language is good for cognitive skills. Is immersion best?
Learning a foreign language is healthy for you in that it is good for your cognitive abilities, memory and thinking skills. But, is total immersion or are traditional grammar -focused methods best, or some combination of the two? I say the combination is best for adults. Thoughts?
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/sep/04/what-happens-to-the-brain-language-learning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/sep/04/what-happens-to-the-brain-language-learning</a>
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Eine Frage für Miriam
Moin Miriam,
Könntest Du mir erklären, was der Unterschied zwischen den Verben „meiden“ und „vermeiden“ ist, und ob es wirklich einen wichtigen Unterschied gibt? Ich hab die Frage vor einem Jahr an eine andere Deutsche gestellt, und sie hat mir erklärt, „Ich meide die Autobahn. Aber, ich vermeiden auf der Autobahn zu fahren.“ Stimmt das? Oder könnte man auch sagen, „Ich vermeide ihn?“
Noch eine Frage,
Dieselbe Frau hat mir gesagt, es gebe keinen Unterscheid zwischen „spüren“ and „verspüren“, und daß sie immer einfach „spüren“ sagt, und daß ich wirklich „verspüren“ vergesse sollte. Aber, meine Deutsche Bekannte aus Thüringen, die auch Rechtsanwältin ist, hat mit gesagt, diese Frau liege falsch. Es gebe einen ganz bestimmen Unterschied zwischen „spüren“ und „verspüren.“ Sie hat mir den Unterschied mal erklärt, aber ich hab ihn teilweise vergessen. Wer hat recht? Kannst du es mal erklären?
Vielen Dank für deine Hilfe. Ich weiß es wirklich zu schätzen. Grüße, Steven
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Are you ever envious of others?
They say envy is the most destructive of human emotions. That’s probably true. The YouTube personality, Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist, when asked about envy, said “Well you first have to decide whom you’re envious of.” Then he went on to say, “But the problem is, you don’t know a thing about these people you are envious of. And, It doesn’t take long, if you scratch the surface, to find out that these people you envy don’t have the good life, nearly as well as you might think. They could have problems you’d never want.”
Thoughts?
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Questo contenuto viola le linee guida della Comunità.9 febbraio 2020
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Die schönsten Liebessprüche...
"Liebe den Menschen, der dich "Wunderschön" nennt. Der dich zurückruft, auch wenn du aufgelegt hast.
Der wach bleibt, nur, um dich schlafen zu sehen. Der deine Stirn küsst. Der dich der ganzen Welt zeigen will,
auch wenn du nicht zurechtgemacht bist. Dem es nicht wichtig ist ob du im Laufe der Jahre dicker oder dünner geworden bist.
Den, der sagt: "Was möchtest du heute essen, ich koche". Den, der vor seinen Freunden deine Hand nimmt. Warte auf den,
der dir ständig sagt, was du ihm bedeutest und was er für ein Glückspilz sei, dich zu haben.
Liebe ihn, denn er liebt dich und wird es wahrscheinlich immer tun. Liebe den Menschen, der mit dir lacht,
wenn du fröhlich bist, liebe den Menschen, der an deinem Bett sitzt, wenn du krank bist, liebe den Menschen,
der dir deine Tränen trocknet, wenn du einmal weinen musst, liebe den Menschen, der dir seine Hand hält, auch wenn du nur
einen Finger brauchst, liebe den Menschen, der dir Hilfe gibt, auch wenn du nicht danach geschrien hast, liebe den Menschen,
der dich hält, wenn du fällst und liebe den Menschen der dich aufhebt wenn du am Boden liegst
- aber halte dich von dem Menschen fern, der dies alles niemals für dich tun würde!!! .. "
Toll!
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An amazingly brilliant 14 year old writes the lyrics to the 1970 song, Suicide is Painless
A 1970 movie came out directed by Robert Altman, in the US called MASH, about a medical unit during the Korean War from 1950-1953.
The song written for the film was called Suicide is Painless. A little melancholy. But a 14-year old actually wrote the lyrics in 5 minutes. Here’s a little history:
Suicide Is Painless is a song written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mandel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">Johnny Mandel</a> (music) and Michael Altman (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyrics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">lyrics</a>). It was the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">theme song</a> for both the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MASH_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">movie</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M*A*S*H_(TV_series)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">TV series</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M*A*S*H" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);"><em>M*A*S*H</em></a>. Mike Altman was 14 years old when he wrote the song’s lyrics.
The song was written specifically for Ken Prymus, the actor playing Private Seidman, who sang it during the faux-suicide of Walter "Painless Pole" Waldowski (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Schuck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">John Schuck</a>) in the film's "Last Supper" scene.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_is_painless#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);"><sup>[1]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_is_painless#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);"><sup>[2]</sup></a> Director <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Altman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">Robert Altman</a> had two stipulations about the song for Mandel: it had to be called "Suicide Is Painless" and it had to be the "stupidest song ever written".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_is_painless#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);"><sup>[3]</sup></a> Altman attempted to write the lyrics himself, but upon finding it too difficult for his 45-year-old brain to write "stupid enough,"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_is_painless#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);"><sup>[4]</sup></a> he gave the task to his 14-year-old-son Michael, who wrote the lyrics in five minutes.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_is_painless#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);"><sup>[5]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_is_painless#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);"><sup>[6]</sup></a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_is_painless#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);"><sup>[7]</sup></a>
<ul><li>"Suicide Is Painless"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">Single</a> by The Mashfrom the album <em>M*A*S*H (Original Soundtrack Recording)</em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">B-side</a>"The M*A*S*H March"Released1970Format<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_(music)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">7" vinyl</a>Recorded1969<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_genre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">Genre</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folk_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">Folk</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_rock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">soft rock</a></li></ul>Length2:53<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">Label</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_Records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">Columbia/CBS</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songwriter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">Songwriter(s)</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mandel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">Johnny Mandel</a> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">music</a>)
Mike Altman (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyricist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">lyrics</a>)<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">Producer(s)</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Z._Shepard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">Thomas Z. Shepard</a>Music video<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODV6mxVVRZk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">"Suicide Is Painless" (audio)</a> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(11, 0, 128);">YouTube</a>
Amazingly, this 14-year old came up with these eerie and beautiful lyrics:
Suicide Is Painless (Main Title)
John Bahler, <a href="https://www.google.de/search?client=safari&hl=de-de&q=Tom+Bahler&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLSz9U3MCxPsSzIWsTKFZKfq-CUmJGTWgQAOXe8GxsAAAA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1nLyPgLznAhXgIDQIHSAKCzYQMTAAegQIDRAF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(102, 0, 153);">Tom Bahler</a>, ...
Through early morning fog I see
Visions of the things to be
The pains that are withheld for me
I realize and I can see
That suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can take or leave it if I please
The game of life is hard to play
I'm gonna lose it anyway
The losing card I'll someday lay
So this is all I have to say
Suicide is painless (suicide)
It brings on many changes (changes)
And I can take or leave it if I please
The sword of time will pierce our skins
It doesn't hurt when it begins
But as it works its way on in
The pain grows stronger
Watch it grin
Suicide is painless
It brings on many changes
And I can… take or leave it if I please.
It‘s amazing how brilliant young minds can be.
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