What's on your mind today?

[Beachdragon]

My apologies for not being around lately.  Work life has been nutty and at home I promised to do a cross stitch for charity and it's kicking my butt...I've been dedicating a lot of time to it to get it out of my life forever, LOL.  I promise to post more. 

That and I went to the carnival that is across the street from my job today.  Nothing like a corn dog and fresh begniets for lunch!

[Buddy]

Mark my words. One day, I will go to Iceland.

[OldGit]

Will you be able to understand a little Icelandic via Swedish?  Yes, I know you can all speak English.

[Buddy]

Will you be able to understand a little Icelandic via Swedish?  Yes, I know you can all speak English.

I don't really know. Icelandic is so weird, at least to me. That and I have never paid much attention to the language itself, I was to busy drooling over the landscape. Icelandic would be fun to learn though. New summer project!

[Asmodean]

Will you be able to understand a little Icelandic via Swedish?  Yes, I know you can all speak English.

You'd understand some, but not that much.

[Firebird]

I think I read somewhere that it's the hardest language to learn. Not that I'm one to talk; even Spanish was too much for me.

[Buddy]

I think I read somewhere that it's the hardest language to learn. Not that I'm one to talk; even Spanish was too much for me.

I heard Danish and Mandarin Chinese were the hardest, but I am sure Icelandic is up on that list.

[Siz]

I just had a p.m reply from TFL.

He's alive and well and leading the happy hippy life in his camper van - currently in Devon (and he passed his 40th HAFless - poor little monkey... )

I think he'll be stopping by soon to say hello when he plugs himself back into the matrix.

[Asmodean]

Is there even such a thing as "the hardest language to learn"?

Does that not depend on one's background and talents? For instance, for someone who already speaks a language of a given language (sub-) family, learning another language of the same family would normally be easier than for someone who only knows unrelated languages.

[Tank]

In the mean time we are both going to 'Weight Watchers'

I used the online Weight Watchers program after I had wee man. I really liked it, actually. It seems like the most balanced approach out of all of the mainstream weightloss programs. When I was on it, I never really felt like I was starving and it helped me get back to my pre-pregnancy weight way sooner than I would have on my own. Hopefully it won't be too bad for you guys. The program does allow for the occasional treat.  

We'll see. I suspect my wife will have to be dragged kicking and screaming to WW

[DeterminedJuliet]

In the mean time we are both going to 'Weight Watchers'

I used the online Weight Watchers program after I had wee man. I really liked it, actually. It seems like the most balanced approach out of all of the mainstream weightloss programs. When I was on it, I never really felt like I was starving and it helped me get back to my pre-pregnancy weight way sooner than I would have on my own. Hopefully it won't be too bad for you guys. The program does allow for the occasional treat.  

We'll see. I suspect my wife will have to be dragged kicking and screaming to WW

Haha, there's always that approach, too. 

[Buddy]

Is there even such a thing as "the hardest language to learn"?

Does that not depend on one's background and talents? For instance, for someone who already speaks a language of a given language (sub-) family, learning another language of the same family would normally be easier than for someone who only knows unrelated languages.

Good point. My biggest problem with learning languages is the fact that I cannot roll my tongue, which is important to in many languages. 

[xSilverPhinx]

Will you be able to understand a little Icelandic via Swedish?  Yes, I know you can all speak English.

I don't really know. Icelandic is so weird, at least to me. That and I have never paid much attention to the language itself, I was to busy drooling over the landscape. Icelandic would be fun to learn though. New summer project!

Game of Thrones footage?

[xSilverPhinx]

Is there even such a thing as "the hardest language to learn"?

Does that not depend on one's background and talents? For instance, for someone who already speaks a language of a given language (sub-) family, learning another language of the same family would normally be easier than for someone who only knows unrelated languages.

I think so too. Some languages are more alien than others, to different people.

[Firebird]

Good point. My biggest problem with learning languages is the fact that I cannot roll my tongue, which is important to in many languages. 

Ha, me too. My wife always makes fun of me about that, at which point I roll up my tongue and stick it out at her, since she can't do that

Asmo makes a good point, I was mostly thinking of English speakers. Did a little googling and found this list from the US Dept of State. Looks like Japanese is the toughest:

Language Learning Difficulty for English Speakers