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Tntitanfan

Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 08:42 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Moderator - ¡Pues, por fin! Y gracias!

Well, finally! And thanks!

Sonia

Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 11:00 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Trulyscrum, I'm from Montréal too, what a coincidence. :)

Aussiedeb

Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 11:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
My first language is :Australian..lol

So when the Fosters ads come on the tv, I laugh hard at them.

So to be technical, English is my first language, although my mom is Austrian, so I can speak a fair bit of german.

I also now try to speak American English..

I too can count in German, Italian, French, Japanese.

Reader234

Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 11:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I tend to be on the shy side, but decided to start posting!!

English is my primary language, and I too have a son who is HOH, so I've picked up sign language, and I am NOT fluent, but I certainly can strugle my way better in sign than in the 6 yrs of Spanish I took!! Currently I'm substitute teaching in a school that mainstreams deaf/HOH grade schoolers, I cant tell you what a thrill for both of us to sign/communicate!!

I'm in awe at those that do so well in the message boards!!

Maesin

Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 12:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My first language is American English, though I much prefer to hear England English. It just sounds so nice! I know enough Spanish to figure out when someone doesn't like me, does that count?
I am also an ASL student and have achieved some fluency with that. I also have plans to learn German sometime in the near future. It is so cool to see all the different languages that have shown up here! Neat thread.

Bernie

Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 12:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My first language is British English, overlaid with 35 years of Canadian English, but I also did years of French and Latin at grammar school, so I have a handle on the Romance languages. And since in Canada we are exposed to both French and English-two official languages ici-I've kept more of my French than I might have back in the UK.
Like many folk here, I know quite a few words and phrases from quite a few languages, mainly because of my lifeling reading, and my interest in linguistics and the history of languages (English/Art major at university)
Because of family connections, I also know some phrases from Cantonese-I can say them, but not spell them! And I did learn some sign language as a kid, but it's long forgotten, alas.
It's great to see how many languages are used among the members here-smashing!

Strkaholic

Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 12:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wow Therlin..I am from Puerto Rico, but I lived a year in Spain where my father is from. We lived 6 monts in Madrid and 6 months in Barcelona. I was very young so I only remember a few things like churros, jabali, seeing snow for the first time..etc..

Caliogirl

Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 02:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My first language is German (born in Canada though). Still find the time to use it every now and then.

My husband is learning German and teaching our children (3 and 1) as well as English.

Our children's first language is ASL (American Sign Language) -- none of us are hearing impaired it's just a great communication tool for children who are to young to talk! My 3 year old started signing at 7.5 months and was talking full sentences by a year and half!

Therlin

Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 02:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Churros y chocolate.

hmmmm.... I miss that.

Mr_Bozack

Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 02:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
North American English, H.T.M.L., JavaScript and Ebonics. I'm born, raised and represent Toronto, but people are always asking me which part of the U.S.A. I'm from. I have a loud voice and I speak with a bit of a drawl which confuses the locals.