fuzzylogician Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Thanks! Our Linguistics section looked a little lonely. Some of us are still around...but it has been rather slow lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qbtacoma Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 It is funny to learn how annoying this question is, but too late for me. I just asked my Spanish TA this question a few days ago! Whoops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholinguist Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 It is funny to learn how annoying this question is, but too late for me. I just asked my Spanish TA this question a few days ago! Whoops. Heh, no big deal. From now on you can delight pretty well every linguist you happen across by not asking them the question! * grins * Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolly_orang Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Funny thread...reminded me of this quote: "Asking a linguist how many languages they speak is like asking a doctor how many diseases they have." ---Lynne Murphy [Fished from http://thelousylinguist.blogspot.com/2008/01/linguistics-forum.html] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDreaming Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 My favorite answer to give when this questions comes up while socializing/flirting: "I'm fluent in the languages of love and physical pleasure" ::wink:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlkwih2 Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 (edited) This: Edited January 7, 2012 by wlkwih2 psycholinguist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDreams Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 This: <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calire89 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 (edited) Is it bad that I've never been irritated by this question? I totally love learning new languages, and I don't mind telling people about the ones I've made progress on... ? I realize that languages =/= linguistics, so maybe I should be lecturing them instead! Edited March 12, 2012 by calire89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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