Re: "Usefull languages"

En réponse à Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>:

>
> If so, how come you can follow this list?
Have you ever read articles from Newsweek or the Times? Native speakers told me
that even for them it was sometimes difficult :)) .

 The English used here is
> certainly
> more idiosyncratic and variable, not to mention more technical. (In
> fact, it
> contributing heavily to my already oversized vocabulary!)
>
But it's a technical field I've got used to reading. I would probably be able
to read good linguistic articles in English without much trouble, much like I
can read scientific English. As for the everyday vocabulary, I must confess I
resort quite often to context or to an online dictionary :)) (more often the
former than the latter :)) ). I'm getting better, but it's certainly not thanks
to my education. I consider in fact that most of my knowledge of everyday
English comes from this list :)) .

Christophe.

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