Re: "Usefull languages"

Christophe Grandsire wrote:
>
>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?
Used to read Newsweek every week(!) for a couple of years - never found the
language difficult. Back when I still had English at school, we were
reg'larly given articles from similar papers as exercises.

>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 :)) .
>
Well, one similarity there - I've certainly learnt more English vocabulary
and idioms in my spare time than in school. The last couple of years before
entering Uni, I read more in English than in Swedish (nowadays, I don't have
the time to read much).

                                           Andreas

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