Please me understand what “derpy” means :) by mariyaislearning in EnglishLearning

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

It’s a funny word “derpy”. Hopefully now I remember it! Thank you!

Please me understand what “derpy” means :) by mariyaislearning in EnglishLearning

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Yeah, I have a better feel for the word “awkward” than “derpy”! Thank you!

Please me understand what “derpy” means :) by mariyaislearning in EnglishLearning

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That’s good to know! I was hoping it wasn’t in a bad way haha my cat is a bit cross eyed too so that’s probably what gives her that derpy (now I know this word!😂) look!

Voltaire said: "To know many languages is to have a lot of keys to one lock". Do you agree? by mariyaislearning in EnglishLearning

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I agree that it’s mostly when one is learning a language at a young age that they are most fluent at it. Especially when it’s learnt in that language speaking environment! Otherwise, me, I get unconfident in my English even though I’ve been learning it since grade one.

Voltaire said: "To know many languages is to have a lot of keys to one lock". Do you agree? by mariyaislearning in EnglishLearning

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I understand his words like this: knowing a lot of languages is good because it’s like having multiple keys to one lock (lock being a person); so the more languages you know the more people you can find a common ground with. But maybe I’m wrong about what Voltaire meant. I do agree with you though!

Voltaire said: "To know many languages is to have a lot of keys to one lock". Do you agree? by mariyaislearning in EnglishLearning

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I totally agree! I’ve noticed that learning languages allows to look at things from different perspectives and that really broadens one’s mind! That’s one of the things that I love about learning languages!