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I recall there being an old thread about the other languages BZP members speak. It could be interesting to compare the languages we all speak/write/read/understand here, and perhaps also discuss methods for learning other languages. Foreign languages and linguistics are two of my biggest passions, and it'd be great to see who shares them. So: 1. What languages do you speak? 2. How did you learn them? 3. What are your current goals or challenges with other languages? I'll start: I speak English natively and Spanish quite well (as a result of taking several years of Spanish in school). I'm currently learning German (started around the beginning of summer) and increasing my skills in reading French. Has anyone else tried learning to read a foreign language without learning to speak it? I always feel like my French is sub-par because I can write a bit as a result of reading so much, but I regularly mangle the finer aspects of the grammar (e.g., using y and en). I know several people who can speak other languages but not write in them--such as my friends who grew up speaking with immigrant parents but never having to write except in English. - BioGio
