SR V: To boldly go where no room has gone before

TGM: Orb wrote: Ricochet wrote: I'm taking a German course this July.  They tested me and I was okay enough, so to not start from scratch. A bit worried about not mastering a lot of vocabulary though, which was sadly not a major aspect of the test (it was more matching words, filling the text, putting the right articles, spelling and writing). I know some German....my prime skills are not vocab-based. I mean to try to learn it to the point of being able to at least read it pretty well this Summer. Probably not going to, but worth the effort.

Yeah, not brilliant at reading in German.

Raff wrote: Ricochet wrote: I'm taking a German course this July.  They tested me and I was okay enough, so to not start from scratch. A bit worried about not mastering a lot of vocabulary though, which was sadly not a major aspect of the test (it was more matching words, filling the text, putting the right articles, spelling and writing). I have to admit German vocabulary is a bit of a sore point with me. As good a memory as I have,  I still find it hard to remember words, even when I have seen them a lot of times. Anyway, I think that now my German has become very rusty due to lack of use, as all my languages other than English have.

Well, hopefully, not Italian!

When I was little, I had problems with articles (still do) - das, die, der, den + the complex words, formed from merging plain ones. Some can go up to 15 syllables!!

But now I'm just "what does this word mean", so I have to study heard, in order to increase my conversation skills.

I understand German better than I can speak it, at this point.

Ricochet wrote: I'm taking a German course this July.  They tested me and I was okay enough, so to not start from scratch. A bit worried about not mastering a lot of vocabulary though, which was sadly not a major aspect of the test (it was more matching words, filling the text, putting the right articles, spelling and writing).

I know some German....my prime skills are not vocab-based. I mean to try to learn it to the point of being able to at least read it pretty well this Summer. Probably not going to, but worth the effort.

Raff, I'm curious to know what accent you have when speaking English?

And have you now got a slight American twang?  Something you said in here the other day sounded a little bit American, hence why I was asking.

I mean, the girls weren't particularly attractive to me... I'm not sure if that's what you meant or not.

Damn, although Oudin is American (but of French origin) I wanted her to win, 'cause she's had to come through the qualifiers.  That's a lot of games!

And erm... I just saw Razzono/Schiavone and I have no idea what you're talking about in terms of visuals...

Green Tea Owns!

James wrote: Ricochet wrote: James wrote: Ricochet wrote: Good lord, Razzano vs Schiavone. Visually ("looks") entertaining.  The complete opposite to Safina vs. Mauresmo then. OMG, wrestling! Safina looks a bit too masculine for me...

She can put up some decent makeup in real life, but on the field...yeah. All fiber.

James wrote: Ricochet wrote: Good lord, Razzano vs Schiavone. Visually ("looks") entertaining.  The complete opposite to Safina vs. Mauresmo then.

OMG, wrestling!

I'm taking a German course this July.  They tested me and I was okay enough, so to not start from scratch.

A bit worried about not mastering a lot of vocabulary though, which was sadly not a major aspect of the test (it was more matching words, filling the text, putting the right articles, spelling and writing).