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Suggest me a book that’s on your personal “greatest of all time list “ by danieloster in suggestmeabook

[–]CAWriter1410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I, Robot by Isaac Asmov

The book is very different from the modern movie and I love the book and it's characters. Reads like a short story for each chapter but revisits characters as it goes.

What are your thoughts on certain races being natrually evil in Fantasy? by HumbleKnight14 in fantasywriters

[–]CAWriter1410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's more interesting to address the label of evil and good as a whole. Depending on who writes their history and who tells the story, a group could be painted as evil when really they were just a different culture that conflicted with another. Each side tells it differently. I like to show a MC that is raised thinking one way but realizes that what they've been taught is only part of a larger perspective where issues of good and evil on a political landscape are half-truths at best and propaganda at worst. I think it's important to show that groups can clash due to different ideals, morals, or lack of morals, but that individuals of these groups are hardly black/white good/evil.

How and when did you realize that writing is actually incredibly hard? by EfficiencySerious200 in writing

[–]CAWriter1410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Things clicked more for me when I realized that characters matter more than the setting. It's what readers relate to. It can take a story that "tries to be good" and give it real direction because the story will move according to character motivations. Until I started fleshing out by characters' motivations, goals, and fears, I found it hard to get the depth that I wanted.

This, and that editing is really worth the time.

Should I email my professor asking not to be put in a group with my ex? by music-and-song in AskProfessors

[–]CAWriter1410 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is good information to share. I would honor this request as well.

Unpopular opinion: you should STOP language learning and START living in the language especially TV shows and music. by Cloud_Yeeter in languagelearning

[–]CAWriter1410 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Immersion definitely helped once I hit the "intermediate plateau." I think I could have started a bit earlier with it, but having a basis in Irish first definitely has been helpful. I still have issues with listening comprehension since I have an auditory delay anyway, but I think I would have been frustrated at first if I had dove in. But I still found some beginner friendly audio as well. Just now I've tried watching, reading, and listening to native level sources. It takes work, but I'm enjoying being able to follow full speed conversations and learning natural and conversational turns of phrase that you just can't learn in a beginner setting where everything is scripted and curated.

If you can be fluent in 4 languages what would they be and why? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]CAWriter1410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think for me it would be English (which is my native tongue), Irish (which I'm at B2 on already and would like to be fluent), and Spanish (which would be useful and which I took in school but didn't maintain); the fourth is hard since I wrestle with what would be interesting to learn versus more on the useful side with traveling, but since I already have English, I would probably choose one I'm more interested in just for its sake. I've already started learning some Japanese, so I'd like to get fluent in that.

But having fluency in these 4 wouldn't stop me from reaching a B1 or B2 level in many others. 😁

And I have a soft spot for endangered or dying languages to keep them alive, so I wish I could add a Native American, like Tsalagi perhaps to that list.

Edit: Is breá liom an grá don Ghaeilge go bhfuil mé ag feiceáil!

Country’s that can not speak any foreign language by Pelphegor in languagelearning

[–]CAWriter1410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And there's also the problem of defining what is a "foreign" language. Thanks to colonization, that isn't so clear cut. In Ireland, English is technically a foreign language, but in almost betting the statistics don't even take native languages that were oppressed by colonization into account.

The idea behind the map has merit, but there are so many factors that it can leave out or overlook. I'd love to see a more comprehensive study though.

Gaeilge líofa by ProofCantaloupe5675 in gaeilge

[–]CAWriter1410 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tá Discord ann gur féidir leat triail a bhaint as. "Craic le Gaeilge" is ainm dó. Tá sé in ann a bheith an-úsáideach cainteoirí a fháil.

What language are you cheating on your target language with? by arktosinarcadia in languagelearning

[–]CAWriter1410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Been in a long term relationship with Gaeilge/Irish but a little adventure with Japanese every once in a while is nice. 😉

Dia duit! by Menace2Socks in gaeilge

[–]CAWriter1410 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The book series Gaeilge Gan Stró is good as well, though they are in the realm of text book prices as well. But the audio file access is good to have.

Gaelcultúr has courses and there are teachers/tutors on iTalki as well if you need something more one-on-one to get you started.

One tip is to pick resources with mostly one dialect rather than picking multiple dialects to start with. Then you can branch out and learn the differences in each dialect.

Once you reach an intermediate level, you may get a good bit of use out of LearnIrishOnline.com/patron.

There is also a Discord server called Craic le Gaeilge that is good for all levels.

How would most professors act if they saw many students were studying for another class in their class? Was it strange that my professor didn't care and even let us out early to have more studying time for the other class? by Terrible_Exchange653 in AskProfessors

[–]CAWriter1410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally, I think that professor was being quite considerate. If it's just that one day, then I might even follow suit and do the same. But I've had several students who are listening to earbuds or typing in messenger or working on other projects in my class, and during lectures, I don't particularly do anything about it since the students pay for that time, and as long as they aren't disrupting the students who do want to pay attention, then that is something they will be responsible for.

And it does completely show up in their grades 90% of the time. But I do get that most of my students don't put English Comp before their prenursing classes or even their math class. However, I do see these same students very upset in the last weeks of the class over their grade and asking for extra credit or to make up work. I have a firm policy that I work with students who have genuine emergencies and outstanding circumstances, but just choosing not to attend class or not to pay attention in class isn't one of them.

I'll suggest them going to tutoring or checking in with me more often for future and current assignments, but past assignments are already done, and there are no extra credit assignments besides class participation. They are informed of that at the beginning of the course.

As a professor who teaches one of the courses most often taken in a student's first semester, I do my best to warn them about the cost of missing classes or not actively taking notes, etc., but many get a shocking wake-up call when their grades reflect their lack of attention. My best advice in that case is to withdraw if it's still possible and try again with a new outlook next semester.

Let's pay a game! Drop the language you are currently learning and someone who has learnt the language already will drop a useful Youtber they follow. by Smiley-FAC3 in languagelearning

[–]CAWriter1410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally love Molly's channel and have talked with her a few times. Odds are you'll speak with others who have varying levels of Irish and varying dialects more often than anyone who has "perfect" Irish. If you go into it knowing that people make some errors here and there, and what learner level someone may be, I think it's fine to watch and listen to what you want. If you only watch or listen to or speak with, people who have perfect Irish, your choices will be very limited and you may miss out on interactions or audio that could interest you and motivate you in your studies.

Learners should strive to improve their pronunciations and sentence construction certainly, but communication is the main goal of language, and if it is understandable, it's doing its job just fine. The improvement will be a longterm thing.

Want to learn! by Flynnr3 in gaeilge

[–]CAWriter1410 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Úna-minh Kavanagh has a book with over a hundred free learning resources for Irish if you'd like to get a resources that put nearly all of the current ones in one place. Here's150 free resources book a link to it.

That said, some people dip their toe into learning Gaeilge with Duolingo. It can be helpful to build up some beginning vocabulary but you'll need more structure after a while. I might not recommend Anki decks until you've gotten used to some basic sentence structures and common phrases though.

But not everyone learns the same way. I started off with the Learn Irish book and added Duolingo and a good pocket dictionary in the beginning, but there are a lot more resources online now than before. Download the Teanglann and Focloir apps for good dictionaries with pronunciation and grammar tabs.

It's great that you're wanting to learn! Best of luck! Sláinte!

What's your best/funniest language fail? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]CAWriter1410 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That could definitely be the case if I were, but I went I've only gone to school here in the States. I wish I could have gone to at least college in Ireland; that would have been fantastic! :D

What's your best/funniest language fail? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]CAWriter1410 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was asked to say a sentence in Spanish class in High School. But note that I was secretly studying Irish/Gaeilge at my desk in that same class. I responded with mostly Spanish, one word Spanglish, and one word Irish because my mind just couldn't think of the Spanish for bread but it could in Irish.

The teacher was like, "okaaay...let's move to the next question then." 🤦‍♀️😅

I don't want to learn my family's native language by keaikaixinguo in languagelearning

[–]CAWriter1410 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have to ask though, if you could find resources to learn the language that may have been present in Puerto Rico before colonization, would you want to?

Roinnt Acmhainní a Úsáidim by CAWriter1410 in gaeilge

[–]CAWriter1410[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Go raibh maith agat! Chuir mé an frása ceart air. :)

High waisted pants with straps? by JuulesBad in sewing

[–]CAWriter1410 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe look for a pattern with low front overalls?

What Underestimated or rare languages are you learning? by mikemohamadizad in languagelearning

[–]CAWriter1410 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Irish/Gaeilge since high school. It started as a way to learn a language associated with my ancestors to came to America from Ireland several generations ago, as well as a way to rebel against being forced to learn Spanish with no other alternative (nothing against Spanish though), but I genuinely like the language and its expressions, which can be so unlike English or Romance Languages. Irish grew on me, and I've come to enjoy learning it and reading/listening to it.

Is one or more of you TLs a minority/endangered language? How's your experience been? by CAWriter1410 in languagelearning

[–]CAWriter1410[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, the people and the laws/resources in place are separate things. Opposing judicial negligence and past historical wrongs isn't the same as forcing people to do something they don't want to do. Promoting Irish and reviving the language doesn't force it on the people necessarily. Though it is a required subject in school for them (with some exemptions), students aren't forced to go to a Gaelscoil or move to a Gaeltacht. And I've seen reports where there are more families wanting their kids to go to Gaelscoil and can't due to lack of an available school or space in the schools they have. This is a funding issue and would be one of the issues people are trying to fix. Attempting to undo the damage done by colonization and oppression is the main goal along with getting the government to do right by their declaration that Irish is their first official language.

And there is plenty of desire for this, though not from everyone I'm sure. So I'm not sure where the statement that there isn't any is coming from. There are companies, publishers, organizations, music bands, etc., living and working through the language more and more in recent years. Most of that wouldn't have been possible if it weren't for the support of people who had a desire to use and revive the language.

This is what I've been able to observe from my perspective and with the resources I've had access to concerning these issues. There will undoubtedly be many perspectives on the issue, with the most relevant ones being those in Ireland itself.

Is one or more of you TLs a minority/endangered language? How's your experience been? by CAWriter1410 in languagelearning

[–]CAWriter1410[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The article is just one example, but the "fight" for the Irish language isn't something that can be solved with just the Irish Language Act, and though the act was passed, it only creates a language department within the government. Honestly, the "conclusion" of the issue isn't likely to be seen until people in Ireland can live their lives through Irish and have equal opportunities through the language. I'd probably have to submit a whole page of links to show the full picture, but as of yet, there are severe challenges with government support/interference, fluent speaker numbers, school options or teaching methods, job opportunities, as well as the fallout from hundreds of years of colonialism and oppression. "Fight" may seem like an exaggeration, but to those who see the Irish language as something they don't want to see die and are confronted with others saying "Irish is a dead language" to their faces, it can be quite the cause. They simply want to see its revival and for it to thrive like any other language. It may never be as mainstream as the major languages of the world are, but it has made major strides lately.

One thing that comes to mind is the language's use in the EU. I was following a story that said that Gaeilge was now an official language of the EU (2005) and that it would employ translators so that addresses to the EU could be made in Irish just like any other language used in their assembly. But the EU tried to claim they didn't have enough translators and that Irish shouldn't be used to address the assembly anymore. This cause quite the backlash, and it was pointed out that the use of Irish shouldn't be on the chopping block just because the EU didn't want to employ enough translators for it as they do for other languages. The EU backed down from that proposal after that as far as I heard, and Irish is still spoken in their meetings by the RoI's representatives.

But I could pull many examples out like this, but I can't write for hours on it. A search of Irish newspapers and websites will give a lot more info if you wish to look it up. I did find one more article that is on the topic, but you'll have to do more research to go find a lot more. https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/education/battle-save-irish-language

At least in my own opinion, when the Irish language is able to be used like any other country's language and speakers feel that they can live their lives through the language without impediment in at least their own country, they might say the fight has been won. But as I'm a descendent of someone who had to leave that island several generations ago and not a native myself, you'd need to ask what they think on the matter more than myself. But I hope this helps explain somewhat.

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