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johnnyFive  ·  2289 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: December 20, 2017

Конечно, я не знаю, сколько знают другие о тебе и твоей стране. Но может быть, что ты не знаешь более о нас :)





FirebrandRoaring  ·  2289 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Is this Google Translate, or?..

johnnyFive  ·  2289 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Nope, my incomplete recollection of what I studied in college (so > 10 years ago).

FirebrandRoaring  ·  2279 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Nice. Why Russian?

johnnyFive  ·  2279 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wanted a variety. English is my native language, and by college I was already fluent in Spanish, so it seemed like a good next step. I also studied Mandarin and Ancient Greek while in college, and am currently refreshing my Greek and slowly beginning Coptic.

FirebrandRoaring  ·  2279 days ago  ·  link  ·  

How do you feel about speaking Russian now? Did you have practice with it afterwards?

johnnyFive  ·  2278 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've forgotten 95% of what I learned, probably, although I'm sure it's floating around there someplace. I'd like to get back into it eventually, but I don't really have the time to learn something like that. Dead languages just require reading (so are generally something I pick up faster) and I can work at my own place.

FirebrandRoaring  ·  2278 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you get back to it and need practice, just let me know.

johnnyFive  ·  2278 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I definitely will, thank you!