Square Wheels Posted August 5, 2014 Share #1 Posted August 5, 2014 I barely have a grasp on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted August 5, 2014 Share #2 Posted August 5, 2014 Do computer languages count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted August 5, 2014 Share #3 Posted August 5, 2014 How many words in a language do you need to know to get credit for knowing that language? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 5, 2014 Share #4 Posted August 5, 2014 I can speak some French, Spanish and Italian I can read Italian better than I can speak it I speak music and mathematics and I can read German well enough to read music treatises in their original German, which is the language all the major ones were written in as a professional, I've been paid money to write in C++, VB, C# Java, Perl, TSQL, JavaScript, and I also am fluent with Mathematica's proprietary language this is why I always say you city slickers are a buncha idiots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted August 5, 2014 Share #5 Posted August 5, 2014 some people would say none. Pretty fluent in Clipper, FoxPro, VBA, SQL, and can get by w/ English and Spanish. I can get my ass kicked if I try to use what little I know of Italian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 5, 2014 Share #6 Posted August 5, 2014 How many words in a language do you need to know to get credit for knowing that language? WoKzoo says 2….. Restroom? and Ice cream (OK that might be 3 by some standards but I'm not going to argue with her) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 5, 2014 Share #7 Posted August 5, 2014 How many words in a language do you need to know to get credit for knowing that language? you should be able to go out on the town, order dinner, find a hotel, get a room, and be able to get your face slapped in a bar by a local stripper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted August 5, 2014 you should be able to go out on the town, order dinner, find a hotel, get a room, and be able to get your face slapped in a bar by a local stripper Nate, anyone can cut ad paste that definition from Merriam-Webster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 5, 2014 Share #9 Posted August 5, 2014 Nate, anyone can cut ad paste that definition from Merriam-Webster. you know, Wheels, even though I didn't list it, I actually do speak English but I have no idea what you are trying to say right there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted August 5, 2014 Share #10 Posted August 5, 2014 English, redneck, swearing and degrading sentences in spanish, swearing in german, few select sayings in Gallic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 5, 2014 Share #11 Posted August 5, 2014 Gaelig is a neat language. Its part of the Indo-European language family, but its sort of its own branch. The grammar is very different from the other European languages I tried learning Gaelig a few years ago, but I gave up. I was trying to teach myself from a book, and the pronunciation just can't be learned that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted August 5, 2014 Share #12 Posted August 5, 2014 I had a tape version with different sayings.. I understand it more when someone talks, but not really sure how to answer back... I wanted to learn some so I could talk to bartenders when I was in southern ireland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldendesign Posted August 5, 2014 Share #13 Posted August 5, 2014 Some spanish, can quote work, tell them repairs are ready, order food and drinks. I can swear and ask if they wouldn't mind speaking in English in Turkish. But to hold a conversation is beyond me right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted August 5, 2014 Share #14 Posted August 5, 2014 I am fluent in medical jargon. I speak passable redneck. Fluent in Marine and passable in Sailor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted August 5, 2014 Share #15 Posted August 5, 2014 I can speak enough French to get by and am slowly learning Haitian Creole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack Posted August 5, 2014 Share #16 Posted August 5, 2014 English, Spanish, Japanese and Engrish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted August 5, 2014 Share #17 Posted August 5, 2014 Do American English and Canadian English count as two different languages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted August 5, 2014 Share #18 Posted August 5, 2014 Do American English and Canadian English count as two different languages? Well DUHHHHH..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted August 5, 2014 Share #19 Posted August 5, 2014 English, but several people on this site can't understand me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Silly Posted August 5, 2014 Share #20 Posted August 5, 2014 English, but several people hon this site can't understand me. What? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share #21 Posted August 5, 2014 What? Lemme translate: Yo cracker ass english, but several doggs on dis here site can't dig' me sho 'nuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted August 5, 2014 Share #22 Posted August 5, 2014 ...you need to work on that ebonics, Wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted August 5, 2014 Share #23 Posted August 5, 2014 I just use a little sports slang. Not sure what the issue is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted August 5, 2014 Share #24 Posted August 5, 2014 ...you need to work on that ebonics lots of stuff, Wheels FIFY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team scooter Posted August 5, 2014 Share #25 Posted August 5, 2014 I talk the English swell. And at work I know just enough Spanish to ruin anyones attempt at trying the "mi no comprende" shtick to get out of doing their job. However, I am well-versed in Jive... Mo-fo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted August 5, 2014 Share #26 Posted August 5, 2014 I want my 1 million posts back. Couch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie Posted August 5, 2014 Share #27 Posted August 5, 2014 I also speak Jive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzieQ Posted August 6, 2014 Share #28 Posted August 6, 2014 English (the proper kind, not the American version ), Afrikaans, Zulu, and some Sanskrit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted August 6, 2014 Share #29 Posted August 6, 2014 Ignorant Pokey...just standard American English. However, I can call you a "shithead" in German, French and Italian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olas Nah Posted August 6, 2014 Share #30 Posted August 6, 2014 English, German, some Spanish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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