http://missionsmisunderstood.com/2009/06/01/mind-your-accent/ Let's give the Commission back to the church. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:47:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://missionsmisunderstood.com/2009/06/01/mind-your-accent/comment-page-1/#comment-5547 stepchild Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:42:07 +0000 http://missionsmisunderstood.com/?p=293#comment-5547 Karl, That's one strategy for language learning. Another would be to learn the basics from a book (or another, more general source), and then fine-tune your skills when you arrive. It's a balancing act- I'd be advantageous to have <em>some</em> language in advance, but you don't want to have to un-learn bad habits, slang, or accent. Karl,
That’s one strategy for language learning. Another would be to learn the basics from a book (or another, more general source), and then fine-tune your skills when you arrive. It’s a balancing act- I’d be advantageous to have some language in advance, but you don’t want to have to un-learn bad habits, slang, or accent.

]]> http://missionsmisunderstood.com/2009/06/01/mind-your-accent/comment-page-1/#comment-5536 Karl Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:35:39 +0000 http://missionsmisunderstood.com/?p=293#comment-5536 This is why I wish to wait til I'm in Berlin to continue my German studies. Otherwise, I might not speak the right dialect... This is why I wish to wait til I’m in Berlin to continue my German studies. Otherwise, I might not speak the right dialect…

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