Comments on: No spelling bees in Japan http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/ Software Engineering, Japan, Tokyo, and my life. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:12:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: charles http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1922 charles Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:34:55 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1922 Yep, his insights are not off the mark. English is one of the hardest for other cultures to learn, and for English native speakers Japanese, Chinese are the hardest to learn (with a few more up there) I know a guy that works with us that is on a track to know 12 languages by 2012, hes been learning about 1 per year for the past 9 years and practices all of them regularly (his English is probably better than most students in the US and he is Korean!) Yep, his insights are not off the mark. English is one of the hardest for other cultures to learn, and for English native speakers Japanese, Chinese are the hardest to learn (with a few more up there)

I know a guy that works with us that is on a track to know 12 languages by 2012, hes been learning about 1 per year for the past 9 years and practices all of them regularly (his English is probably better than most students in the US and he is Korean!)

]]> By: Wilber http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1921 Wilber Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:45:23 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1921 Good post, Since I remember in the military we had a fella that was a linguist(?) that could talk in 11 different languages told me that english was actually the hardest of them all for anyone to learn, and he grew up in NYC. It was interesting to note that in your chat. He was sure nice to have around when visiting other countries non english ones. Another thing he noted, most languages are derivitives of a base language, so if it was not one he had known before, he could pick it up enough to ask and answer questions. Good post, Since I remember in the military we had a fella that was a linguist(?) that could talk in 11 different languages told me that english was actually the hardest of them all for anyone to learn, and he grew up in NYC. It was interesting to note that in your chat. He was sure nice to have around when visiting other countries non english ones. Another thing he noted, most languages are derivitives of a base language, so if it was not one he had known before, he could pick it up enough to ask and answer questions.

]]> By: charles http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1888 charles Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:16:23 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1888 The security code is tricky. Here are some secrets I've found to make sure it always works. 1) Never open up more than one post on my blog at a time. The security code only remembers the last page that was opened. 2) If you can't read it very well, click the refresh button until you get a very easy to read code Sorry for the security... but before this thing I was having to filter about 20 SPAM messages a day! The security code is tricky. Here are some secrets I’ve found to make sure it always works.

1) Never open up more than one post on my blog at a time. The security code only remembers the last page that was opened.

2) If you can’t read it very well, click the refresh button until you get a very easy to read code

Sorry for the security… but before this thing I was having to filter about 20 SPAM messages a day!

]]> By: Cami http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1887 Cami Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:11:55 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1887 Lol...Spanish is like Japanese. Words are spelled the way they are pronounced and it is so much easier! I think spelling/pronouncing words in English is what makes it hard. Grammar isn\'t hard at all compared to Italian, Spanish, German and French but when you actually have to speak omg that\'s when you get in trouble! I feel very confident now but when I was learning I was afraid to pronouce things wrong! I still get in trouble with words that I am not too sure what the difference is when you say them, like duck and dock, or launch and lunch and stuff like that! TJ used to make fun of me for that, in a good way hehe so it didn\'t bother me. I actually enjoyed asking and learning those things ALL the time! :) Tricky, but fun! Btw, the security code is driving me crazy! :P It just won't accept it. Or maybe...do I need glasses? Lol…Spanish is like Japanese. Words are spelled the way they are pronounced and it is so much easier! I think spelling/pronouncing words in English is what makes it hard. Grammar isn\’t hard at all compared to Italian, Spanish, German and French but when you actually have to speak omg that\’s when you get in trouble! I feel very confident now but when I was learning I was afraid to pronouce things wrong! I still get in trouble with words that I am not too sure what the difference is when you say them, like duck and dock, or launch and lunch and stuff like that! TJ used to make fun of me for that, in a good way hehe so it didn\’t bother me. I actually enjoyed asking and learning those things ALL the time! :) Tricky, but fun!

Btw, the security code is driving me crazy! :P It just won’t accept it. Or maybe…do I need glasses?

]]> By: charles http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1885 charles Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:56:04 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1885 Yes, perhaps you are ryght. I lyke the wey wee can xpress arselves using English. It does add colour to wryting. Yes, perhaps you are ryght. I lyke the wey wee can xpress arselves using English. It does add colour to wryting.

]]> By: Matt B http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1884 Matt B Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:51:29 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1884 I\'d like to stand here and say that little \'quirk\' about our language is what makes it so beautiful and unique, and it is, but there\'s definitely something to be said for efficiency... I\’d like to stand here and say that little \’quirk\’ about our language is what makes it so beautiful and unique, and it is, but there\’s definitely something to be said for efficiency…

]]> By: charles http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1881 charles Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:53:42 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1881 hahahaha hahahaha

]]> By: Jim http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1880 Jim Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:35:55 +0000 http://www.forthecode.org/2009/07/30/no-spelling-bees-in-japan/#comment-1880 I take offense to this post. We all know American is the great speak'ns in the world and no crazy squiggles from some other country can undo that. ;) I take offense to this post. We all know American is the great speak’ns in the world and no crazy squiggles from some other country can undo that. ;)

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