tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post655350077368841536..comments2024-02-05T18:55:01.932+01:00Comments on In My Book: Language Freak Summer Challenge (Second Edition): Announcement and Sign-ups!Arenelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-33262441879438875392014-07-01T17:04:58.170+02:002014-07-01T17:04:58.170+02:00I've signed up and am going to give it a go. I...I've signed up and am going to give it a go. I can't promise to read all 349 pages, but will give it my best shot. When does this challenge end? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-79131385773285887932014-07-01T00:08:57.419+02:002014-07-01T00:08:57.419+02:00You can! Harry Potter is a great book for starters...You can! Harry Potter is a great book for starters! :)Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-53010995415121218862014-06-30T22:26:09.157+02:002014-06-30T22:26:09.157+02:00This sounds like a good challenge. I do have Harry...This sounds like a good challenge. I do have Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban in French, but I have only been learning French for a few years so this might be too difficult for me. I admire everyone brave enough to try, I wish I could.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-56084731522130069512014-05-12T16:15:12.763+02:002014-05-12T16:15:12.763+02:00I'm SURE it's possible! :) Just choose som...I'm SURE it's possible! :) Just choose something short and easy! :)Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-43837306494084615122014-05-05T02:03:25.979+02:002014-05-05T02:03:25.979+02:00Fun! I'm going to think about it. I took begin...Fun! I'm going to think about it. I took beginning Turkish this year and I wonder if its even possible.Jenny Colvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01504838127259859300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-12850079108792643082014-04-23T13:24:25.343+02:002014-04-23T13:24:25.343+02:00Jean, I've linked your sign-up post myself, I ...Jean, I've linked your sign-up post myself, I hope that is OK? I just need all the links in one place :)Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-53139078712994150342014-04-17T01:51:22.451+02:002014-04-17T01:51:22.451+02:00Is there some problem with the linky that you link...Is there some problem with the linky that you link it here? Please tell me, so I can fix it! Is it not displayed for you? Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-34636567537953702812014-04-16T21:20:59.009+02:002014-04-16T21:20:59.009+02:00Here's my signup: http://howlingfrog.blogspot....Here's my signup: http://howlingfrog.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-language-freak-summer-challenge.htmlJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-1501031568096761362014-04-16T04:18:11.129+02:002014-04-16T04:18:11.129+02:00I'll second this. I'm reading Pride and P...I'll second this. I'm reading Pride and Prejudice in German right now, and it is extraordinarily difficult, even though I have read it at least ten times over the years in English and can recite large chunks of it. Whatever I choose for the challenge this summer will be something easier, believe me. :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784890975490896640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-53005946581004243372014-04-16T02:19:32.565+02:002014-04-16T02:19:32.565+02:00Me? Brave? Bah humbug. Mostly I'm just frus...Me? Brave? Bah humbug. Mostly I'm just frustrated with my lack of knowledge. We have some Italian language resources collecting dust. I think I'll commit to using what we have and, if I don't do something (anything) by the end of the challenge, I'll admit that I'm never going to make it a priority and just give everything I have away. That'll teach me not to use good resources. Grrrrrr . . . Satiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227625739706115993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-57796892480754891292014-04-15T18:15:56.841+02:002014-04-15T18:15:56.841+02:00Yay, my first official participant! Welcome!! I...Yay, my first official participant! Welcome!! I'll go read your intro post right now!Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-16005323463395257692014-04-15T18:15:10.120+02:002014-04-15T18:15:10.120+02:00That. Would. Be. Awesome. You never cease to amaze...That. Would. Be. Awesome. You never cease to amaze me with your braveness :) Do it! Make a goal for yourself and go fr it! Learning a foreign language is a wonderful experience, and I'll be happy if this challenge motivates you to do so! And it'll be very interesting to read about your experience! Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-33832565967757878032014-04-15T18:11:33.028+02:002014-04-15T18:11:33.028+02:00Yay, welcome! I'd vote for a YA novel! Serious...Yay, welcome! I'd vote for a YA novel! Serious literature can be difficult even if you know what is happening :)Arenelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-10746538956738432422014-04-15T15:13:46.367+02:002014-04-15T15:13:46.367+02:00Nice challenge! I've signed up and liked my po...Nice challenge! I've signed up and liked my post. It sounds fun :) Hellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153123645640205900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-64515291815979630742014-04-15T13:06:26.266+02:002014-04-15T13:06:26.266+02:00How about, for those of us who do not know a forei...How about, for those of us who do not know a foreign language, we agree to try to learn a foreign language? Maybe not well enough to read a book but well enough to order a cup of coffee or glass of wine in a restaurant or say that we can't read a book in another language because our arrogant educational system doesn't think learning a second language is necessary for a well-rounded learning experience? I could do that, I think. Satiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227625739706115993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-88632170369066103732014-04-15T03:03:05.132+02:002014-04-15T03:03:05.132+02:00Ooo! Me! I am waffling between two Danish books ...Ooo! Me! I am waffling between two Danish books for this summer, a YA novel that would be easy, or Niels Lyhne--serious literature, which would be harder but I just read it in English, so not that hard.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.com