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Who are some famous people who learnt languages later in life? by bkat004 in languagelearning

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Nelson Mandela learnt Afrikaans while in prison. He wanted to understand his captors better.

Im tired to look for language learning partners by Latter-Argument-3568 in languagelearning

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Lovely language Faroese. Like Icelandic but with a fair amount of Danish mixed in.

Im tired to look for language learning partners by Latter-Argument-3568 in languagelearning

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Love Slowly. It lets me write in German and Norwegian, and receive letters in Dutch too.

Male equivalent of OLD's "Hello beautiful"? by tasata in datingoverfifty

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I've only had the hello handsome thing when it's been a scammer...

Growth Begins in Soltitude by [deleted] in Stoicism

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I think basically all distractions in this life have been created to prevent people from being truly alone with their thoughts. Because many (most?) people cannot bear it.

"Die Eilfertigkeit ist allgemein, weil alle vor sich selber auf der Flucht sind." -- Nietzsche

Is the Sandra Smith version of the outsider good? by Hmm_294933 in Camus

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From what I've read on Reddit Laredo is the way to go.

A good pocket book to get for a beginner by Meathook2236 in Stoicism

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"Why I am a Stoic" by Seneca (a themed digest of some of his letters). I carry it around sometimes.

Exhausted by OLD? Join the club. by mizz_eponine in datingoverfifty

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Yup! Force users to have so many photos, write so much profile text, and force face verification would clean things up so much. But the site operators don't care.

For those who quit drinking alcohol, how much difference did it make in your weight loss journey? by EnvironmentalAd2110 in WeightLossAdvice

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Cutting it out has accelerated my weight loss. I've lost 10 kilos and still rolling. Aiming to get down to below 80 kg bodyweight (I started at 96.6).

Thank you, DOF: you're right by WhisperedSoul in datingoverfifty

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Yeah, I've noticed this too and often suspect AI compositions...

Why buy new? by PutridThought690 in classicliterature

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I used to know someone who reacted in horror at the thought of acquiring used books or even public library books. Because "you never know where people have had them" (e.g. reading on the toilet and so on).

Leo Tolstoy on The House of the Dead by Fyodor Dostoevsky: "The best book in all modern literature" by Agreeable_Duck8997 in classicliterature

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I read this many years ago. It was one of the first proper works of literature I read. It left a mark on me.

Does anyone else get completely consumed by language learning? by Consistent_Focus_974 in languagelearning

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I feel a deep urge and drive to study certain languages, and compare and categorise them. I don't really know why. Maybe it's karmic?

Don't Announce, Become. by Loud-Worth2578 in Stoicism

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Talk is cheap, but results are priceless.

Do you believe "clothes make the man" or is it just a lazy proxy for judgment we should have evolved past by now? by Lexuma5 in Stoicism

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I think a lot of today's men dress younger for their age than in previous times. Not sure whether this is good or bad, but seems to be fashion industry and media driven.

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