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02-06-2010 at 05:04 PM
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Learn Mohawk so you can tutor me. Both of you.
Tutor me in ancient Greek, and you're on.
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02-06-2010 at 05:05 PM
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I am bored also. :(
02-06-2010 at 05:06 PM
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Tutor me in ancient Greek, and you're on.
That requires me learning a sixth language. No dice.
Study Greek then!
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02-06-2010 at 05:07 PM
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That requires me learning a sixth language. No dice.
Study Greek then!
Wow sixth? That's impressive.
02-06-2010 at 05:08 PM
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Wow sixth? That's impressive.
Yup.
English
French
German
Spanish
Ojibwe
Mohawk
Granted, I'm only fluent in one. And have forgotten most of my Ojibwe.
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02-06-2010 at 05:10 PM
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That requires me learning a sixth language. No dice.
Study Greek then!
It's writing/translation only! You don't have to speak it, just learn all the vocab and grammar rules :|
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02-06-2010 at 05:13 PM
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Granted, I'm only fluent in one. And have forgotten most of my Ojibwe.
A friend of mine is some type of Ojibwe, and speaks a fair bit of it. The words are too long.
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02-06-2010 at 05:20 PM
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A friend of mine is some type of Ojibwe, and speaks a fair bit of it. The words are too long.
Mohawk is worse! Different in a lot of ways, though.
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02-06-2010 at 05:30 PM
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Mohawk is worse! Different in a lot of ways, though.
Yeah, have fun with that. I'll stick to Greek.
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