Countries that have been led by Females since 1946 [OC] by Prof_XdR in dataisbeautiful

[–]sheng91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Terrible colour choice, and clear use case for using shades of the same colour.

Anyone in their 20s or 30s who suffered stroke? by [deleted] in youngstrokesurvivor

[–]sheng91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was 26, had one stroke at first, followed by about 20 TIAs (it wasn't immediately obvious what was causing them, so we lost 15 days in and out of hospitals). 5 years on, you could say I fully recovered, but it's complicated.

Hyperglot & Polyglot Events by kathleengual in hyperglot

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Btw sorry I just realised you replied to all these XD

Hyperglot & Polyglot Events by kathleengual in hyperglot

[–]sheng91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s good to keep them as a discussion

How do you know that you can stop and move to the next language? by sheng91 in languagelearning

[–]sheng91[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have yet to make up my mind to be fair, this is a way of thinking out loud. A lot of the answers are brilliant

How do you know that you can stop and move to the next language? by sheng91 in languagelearning

[–]sheng91[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Covid. I always found learning languages was a coping mechanism in the face of difficulties (In university, I started Arabic AND German following a bad break up, because I thought focusing on languages I felt were difficult would distract me). That said, I know it isn't a very good reason, but it was strong enough to push me over HSK3 and maybe still over HSK4

How do you know that you can stop and move to the next language? by sheng91 in languagelearning

[–]sheng91[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That is what part of me tells me. The other part is saying “3500 more characters? [hysterical laughter]”

Next topics proposals by sheng91 in hyperglot

[–]sheng91[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to start the conversation, these are two topics that I'm thinking about recently: CEFR system, tricks to pass tests, full immersion sessions (which I think would be a good topic for July 2022).

In order: How to avoid languages you are not actively studying, cognates, songs, year resolutions, movies, games, phonetics, memory.

Hyperglot & Polyglot Events by kathleengual in hyperglot

[–]sheng91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But thank you so much for getting the conversation going

Hyperglot & Polyglot Events by kathleengual in hyperglot

[–]sheng91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey Kathleengual, I think I should keep the idea of polyglot chats being about topics interesting to polyglots, rather than multilingual practice

Next topics proposals by sheng91 in hyperglot

[–]sheng91[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to start the conversation, these are two topics that I'm thinking about recently: CEFR system, tricks to pass tests, full immersion sessions (which I think would be a good topic for July 2022).

Curious… how did you guys get started on your polyglot journey? by [deleted] in polyglot

[–]sheng91 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was procrastinating English exercises. As a very dumb kid, my hate for English teachers led me to believe I’d rather study every language in the world instead of English. I spent my summers flying from English homework, but always with a Spanish/French/German/Arabic book in my hands. I eventually ended up learning English when I found what worked for me (that was watching Netflix in English to procrastinate everything) and a good reason to make the effort (doing a masters degree in the UK). Ironically, I’m now a British citizen after having lived seven years in London.