Comments on Monologue of a Connoisseur of Superfluous Verbiage: I started college this week

Good Luck! I have always wanted to learn Mandarin ...

2009-11-11T12:24:24.269-08:00

Good Luck! I have always wanted to learn Mandarin but I am a little scared, I should probably master Spanish or French first. I hope everything goes well for you though!

The first three weeks are the hardest, but then yo...

2009-09-28T11:48:23.104-07:00

The first three weeks are the hardest, but then you'll get the hang of things and it won't be so bad until you hit year 3

Buen suerte. I'd wish you good luck in Chinese...

2009-09-26T19:37:57.785-07:00

Buen suerte. I'd wish you good luck in Chinese, except I don't know it.

Eric says "Pull out your inner linguist and do it."

good luck! I could never ever learn an asian lang...

2009-09-26T18:58:05.974-07:00

good luck! I could never ever learn an asian language.

It's both spoken and written. We'll learn ...

2009-09-26T16:18:34.586-07:00

It's both spoken and written. We'll learn phonetics, some vocabulary, basic grammar, and 200 characters. Or so the theory goes.

I love — LOVE — Mandarin. I hope your course is ju...

2009-09-26T15:45:51.737-07:00

I love — LOVE — Mandarin. I hope your course is just spoken, though. Writing it is a bugger.

Good luck!