Comments on: If I had been there at creation… http://www.jinamoore.com/2008/05/17/on-learning-what-you-already-know/ Reporter & Producer Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:31:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jina http://www.jinamoore.com/2008/05/17/on-learning-what-you-already-know/#comment-339 jina Mon, 26 May 2008 19:41:16 +0000 http://jinamoore.wordpress.com/?p=165#comment-339 Ha! Quin, you made total sense, and what an excellent point. Yes, leave it to humans... Ha! Quin, you made total sense, and what an excellent point. Yes, leave it to humans...

]]> By: quin browne http://www.jinamoore.com/2008/05/17/on-learning-what-you-already-know/#comment-338 quin browne Sun, 18 May 2008 04:14:31 +0000 http://jinamoore.wordpress.com/?p=165#comment-338 my youngest daughter, she who is referred to as hrh by the rest of her respectful siblings, started languages by taking french (i, myself, speak perfect southern, some english..as in uk..., a smattering of boston, and quite a bit of scots). she switched to sign language. now, i thought, great! she can use this skill anywhere, especially once she qualified, as she has, to translate. no! sign language is different all over the world! you'd think the ONE language that could be universal, isn't. leave it to humans to take it, and make different signs for different words, so even there, we can't communicate. i hope i made sense. my youngest daughter, she who is referred to as hrh by the rest of her respectful siblings, started languages by taking french (i, myself, speak perfect southern, some english..as in uk..., a smattering of boston, and quite a bit of scots).

she switched to sign language.

now, i thought, great! she can use this skill anywhere, especially once she qualified, as she has, to translate.

no!

sign language is different all over the world!

you'd think the ONE language that could be universal, isn't.

leave it to humans to take it, and make different signs for different words, so even there, we can't communicate.

i hope i made sense.

]]> By: chrislombardi http://www.jinamoore.com/2008/05/17/on-learning-what-you-already-know/#comment-337 chrislombardi Sun, 18 May 2008 02:26:55 +0000 http://jinamoore.wordpress.com/?p=165#comment-337 The paradox of French is how native speakers, rather than being disoriented by all the extra phrases attached to every word -- the stuff that when trnnslated makes them sound so very polite -- instead barrel through and think about ten times faster than the rest of us. (Or maybe just faster than me....) The paradox of French is how native speakers, rather than being disoriented by all the extra phrases attached to every word -- the stuff that when trnnslated makes them sound so very polite -- instead barrel through and think about ten times faster than the rest of us. (Or maybe just faster than me....)

]]> By: Dauna http://www.jinamoore.com/2008/05/17/on-learning-what-you-already-know/#comment-336 Dauna Sat, 17 May 2008 15:30:50 +0000 http://jinamoore.wordpress.com/?p=165#comment-336 Ah the repercussions of The Tower of Babel; hmm wonder if that is the root of our English word: "babble" - nonsensical verbal utterances ;) but then there are "babbling brooks". No wonder our language is hard to learn. :) Well, "whatever floats your boat" I guess. Ah the repercussions of The Tower of Babel; hmm wonder if that is the root of our English word:
"babble" - nonsensical verbal utterances ;) but then there are "babbling brooks". No wonder our language is hard to learn. :) Well, "whatever floats your boat" I guess.

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