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Old September 16, 2008, 05:59 AM
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La verdad es que nadie tiene la imunidad contra lo cursi, y lo empalagoso, pero el conocimieno del significado de las palabras le da un pequeño inoculación o sea no 100% efectivo. Me alegro que no es 100% efectivo porque a veces las cosas cursis son divirtidas especialmente para los niños y las trufas de chocolate son agradables de ves en cuando.

Es una lástima que en inglés no hay palabras sinónimos solamente palabras
que aceracan cursi (como dijimos corny, syrupy, y cómo no dijimos Hallmark sentiment, a little too Disneyish, cloying, y unas palabras muy raras jejune y vapid que casi nadie sino catedráticos usan.
Nice post. ( I've added these smilies to add a tough touch for a change)
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Old October 02, 2008, 03:28 AM
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¿Do you change your personality when you speak another language?
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Interesting question.

I have been told that when I speak greek, I speak louder and tend to come accross slightly aggresive, also l tend to use my hands a lot when speaking greek, where as in english l don't. ( greek people are generally quite loud, and l think it's often a case of "he who speaks loudest, shall be heard" )

So, is it the language or just the enviroment, or perhaps a bit of both.

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Old October 02, 2008, 09:09 AM
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Yo mas gesticular cuando hablando en Español con mi vecino de al lado. Encogerse de hombros y mi mano señals tambien.

( I gesticulate more when I am speaking with my Spanish next door neighboroughs. Shrug my shoulders and also hand signals).

We may not speak the same language but we eventually understand each other !!

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Old March 15, 2010, 08:41 AM
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Las personas que hablan otros idiomas además de su lengua materna, no es que cambien, es que aprenden a pensar de otra manera; aprender otro idioma implica aprender otra lógica. Creo que es por eso que comienzan a comprender no sólo a las personas, sino también sus culturas y sus maneras de vivir, lo que hace más difíciles los odios viscerales que tanto nos han caracterizado en Europa. Pienso que no hay nada que una más que hablar una misma lengua y creo que tampoco hay nada que más separe que hablar lenguas diferentes.

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Yo mas gesticular cuando hablando en Español con mi vecino de al lado. Encogerse de hombros y mi mano señals tambien.

( I gesticulate more when I am speaking with my Spanish next door neighboroughs. Shrug my shoulders and also hand signals).

We may not speak the same language but we eventually understand each other !!

Ruby
Me too!

I wave my arms around & speak louder when I speak Spanish

I tried to sit on my hands last night when speaking Spanish & was lost for words!
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Old March 17, 2010, 01:43 AM
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I think I don't change when I'm speaking another language, not even my voice or my gestures (or maybe I do ). But when I'm watching an English program at TV I increase the TV volume.
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Old March 17, 2010, 01:49 AM
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I don't think I change when I'm speaking another language, not even my voice or my gestures (or maybe I do ). But when I'm watching an English program at TV I increase the TV volume.
I wasn't aware that I did until my husband told me!

My daughters also speak more loudly (& swear more) when they are with Spanish friends.
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Old March 17, 2010, 02:01 AM
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In Spanish I can say "no creo que cambie" and "creo que no cambio".

Maybe somebody should tell me if I change my waves
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Las personas que hablan otros idiomas además de su lengua materna, no es que cambien, es que aprenden a pensar de otra manera; aprender otro idioma implica aprender otra lógica. Creo que es por eso que comienzan a comprender no sólo a las personas, sino también sus culturas y sus maneras de vivir, lo que hace más difíciles los odios viscerales que tanto nos han caracterizado en Europa. Pienso que no hay nada que una más que hablar una misma lengua y creo que tampoco hay nada que más separe que hablar lenguas diferentes.
Bien dicho, Explorator. Dado mi experiencia viviendo en un país que no es mio, es cierto que entiendo mejor algunas cosas que antes criticaba, también me siento más acogida por la gente cuando hablo con ellos en su idioma. Sin embargo, siento algo de rabia cuando alguien dice que no necesita aprender inglés o peor que no le gusta inglés y eso que no trabajo con los chicos de Oxford.

Like I said earlier, learning another language is one sure way of widening our horizon which in turn helps us to be more acommodating and flexible.
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Hi Jane
Additionally in the case of studying Spanish for English speakers: studying
Spanish greatly improves our English vocabulary and it turns us all into amateur etimologists
Mi experiencia en el otro lado del mar es que hay muy pocos hispanos que
no quieren aprender el inglés evidentamente por necesidad. En España
esa misma necesidad no existe.
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