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People often post little quizzes at their blogs, with questions that start with "What kind of .... are you?" And Lilly posted a surprise: a quiz in Danish (which makes sense, because she's from Denmark, though she writes in English). So I can't take it, thus it gives me a good excuse to avoid those things because some of them can be annoying.
posted by mj @ 9:46 PM
I love language, which is why I started Metrolingua. I currently translate Japanese and French, but I've also translated Spanish, Portuguese, and German. I speak Japanese pretty well and am a native English speaker. I used to speak more languages, but I've been putting more of my energy into radio, which is drying up due to consolidation and syndication. I also teach English as a Second Language (ESL) to adults, which is really enjoyable.
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Hey M,
Haven't seen this blog entry until today (been busy moving house, as you know). The quiz I posted is actually not in Danish; it's in Norwegian! I must however say that the two languages are very similar in general. Though not at all the same (does that make sense?!). Norwegians and Danes are able to speak to one another using each their own language. Phonetically, Norwegians "sing" more when they speak. Danes just sort of mumble from the back of their troaths...
See? I told you I didn't understand it :D Thanks for the clarification.
Ha ha! No worries, dear. At least it was a very very good guess! You were close ;-)
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