tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post7579210612283942405..comments2023-05-16T12:26:09.102+01:00Comments on The Historical House: Od 5 LatMrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-44563294647894757712016-06-29T20:50:10.869+01:002016-06-29T20:50:10.869+01:00The best thing ever for my Polish was having conve...The best thing ever for my Polish was having conversations with Poles just a little older than me (and therefore given Russian, not English, lessons at school) at a wedding. Now THAT was a challenge, but being primed with whisky and wedding joy, I was up for it. Thank you for the encouragement! I hope it is like that for me!Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-20958614294427237142016-06-29T13:11:41.055+01:002016-06-29T13:11:41.055+01:00Congratulations on five years! And take heart - in...Congratulations on five years! And take heart - in my experience, "able to have a basic conversation" is a major tipping point, and the gains will start to increase exponentially after that. Or at least, much faster than at the beginning. With Czech, it felt like I went from "able to have a very basic conversation" to "pretty fluent" with the same or less effort as it took to go from zero to basic conversation.<br /><br />(Just to clarify, I mean social conversations, like chatting with someone in the same train compartment or at the next table in a pub. Ordering a meal or buying a train ticket are also great skills, but they don't open the huge range of possiblities for both speaking and listening that even a really slow, halting social conversation can do.)ridleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182691825013472925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-29434302855883530482016-06-25T13:12:51.730+01:002016-06-25T13:12:51.730+01:00Believe me, I feel your pain. Part of the problem ...Believe me, I feel your pain. Part of the problem is that people just uncritically believe what they read on social media. I don't if it is because the pace of modern life and all the rushing around makes the brain unable to reflect, but I have heard very intelligent, very well educated (not just indoctrinated in PC) people repeat utterly lame and brainless slogans like "Because it's 2016."Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-42845194383015554302016-06-23T16:06:36.007+01:002016-06-23T16:06:36.007+01:00@Magdalena. I'm glad that works for you!! His ...@Magdalena. I'm glad that works for you!! His unscripted comments, questionable actions, etc. are what everyone who isn't Catholic latches onto, so personally, I find it helpful to know what he's said when I'm talking about him to my non-Catholic (and badly catechized Catholic) friends. I like to know why they suddenly think that the Catholic Church teaches that cohabiting couples are just as married as anyone else. <br /><br />And that's the thing that really bothers me about the comments that he makes. If he truly believes the things that he says, then that's sad. But his comments are very damaging because non-Catholics and badly catechized Catholics listen to them. He's confusing tons of people who don't know the truth to begin with. :(<br /><br />Believe me, my non-Catholic friends LOVE Pope Francis because of things he does like this. <br /><br />And very true, Mrs. McLean!! But they also lived before the advent of mass media. If they said something untrue, nobody outside a handful of people knew about it most of the time. :( Maybe in hundreds of years nobody will have heard of him, but he can do a lot more damage in the meantime. <br /><br />Obviously, he can't destroy the Church or anything, but I really wish he would stop talking without a script, or something. booklovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-30208713865964818712016-06-23T08:14:24.915+01:002016-06-23T08:14:24.915+01:00Fortunately, many great saints and Pope Benedict h...Fortunately, many great saints and Pope Benedict have left us a lot to read. If we read Francis news less and Catholic doctrine more, we'll feel better. There are a crowd of popes buried in St. Peter's that we have rarely, if ever, heard of. Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-28135463877871858392016-06-23T08:14:00.041+01:002016-06-23T08:14:00.041+01:00Dzięki, Alicjo! Buziaki!Dzięki, Alicjo! Buziaki!Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-40296833373109521712016-06-23T08:13:47.343+01:002016-06-23T08:13:47.343+01:00I think you are right. But it all depends on what ...I think you are right. But it all depends on what you want to do with the language. If I travelled to Poland more often, it would make sense just to concentrate on speaking. However, it is much more likely that most of my "Polish time" will be spent in reading and writing. In fact, most of my communications with native Polish speakers are through correspondence. <br /><br />That said, there's nothing like knowing the right thing to say just when you need to say it!Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-691371373179682502016-06-23T08:13:20.266+01:002016-06-23T08:13:20.266+01:00I think you are right. But it all depends on what ...I think you are right. But it all depends on what you want to do with the language. If I travelled to Poland more often, it would make sense just to concentrate on speaking. However, it is much more likely that most of my "Polish time" will be spent in reading and writing. In fact, most of my communications with native Polish speakers are through correspondence. <br /><br />That said, there's nothing like knowing the right thing to say just when you need to say it!Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-54062542103209247042016-06-23T08:08:07.941+01:002016-06-23T08:08:07.941+01:00Dzięki, Alicjo! Buziaki!Dzięki, Alicjo! Buziaki!Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-81789342946257655902016-06-23T08:06:26.296+01:002016-06-23T08:06:26.296+01:00Fortunately, many great saints and Pope Benedict h...Fortunately, many great saints and Pope Benedict have left us a lot to read. If we read Francis news less and Catholic doctrine more, we'll feel better. There are a crowd of popes buried in St. Peter's that we have rarely, if ever, heard of. Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-55742653297094057042016-06-21T08:12:13.172+01:002016-06-21T08:12:13.172+01:00Well, try not to listen when someone starts a sent...Well, try not to listen when someone starts a sentence with "the pope said spontaneously" or "the pope had an unscripted question and answer session"... Magdalenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-69128195650166614192016-06-20T20:08:15.473+01:002016-06-20T20:08:15.473+01:00I have been learning foreign languages for a few y...I have been learning foreign languages for a few years now (English, French, Japanese and now Polish). I agree with most things you say. But I think that although language comes in four different shapes, the main distinction should be between spoken and written language. After all, speech has existed far longer than writing. I think it's good to view languages as a primarily oral and secondarily written. I, for example, more or less gave up on written Japanese (too much effort to keep the characters up) and focus on the oral part. I think it is advisable to most language learners to focus at least 70 % on speaking/listening (with more emphasis on listening). What is your view on this?<br /><br />And congratz to 5 years of Polish! I hope it also brought some pleasure. I find language learning really fun!<br /><br />/EmilkaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-67232288916174101332016-06-20T17:12:38.140+01:002016-06-20T17:12:38.140+01:00To i ja przyłączam się do gratulacji i składam wyr...To i ja przyłączam się do gratulacji i składam wyrazy uznania;) Jestem przekonana, że za niedługo język polski będzie dla Ciebie niczym Twój ojczysty język;) Czego oczywiści Ci serdecznie życzę. Uściski dla Ciebie kochana Dorothy!Alicjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13554713352598585847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-59284538410867592122016-06-19T03:39:30.730+01:002016-06-19T03:39:30.730+01:005 years! Wow, that's fantastic!!
I can defin...5 years! Wow, that's fantastic!! <br /><br />I can definitely see the point about many people being confused about what marriage really is . . . but I was disturbed by the fact that he later commented that he was sure that many (faithfully) cohabiting couples were truly married and received the graces of marriage. Um, what? So couples who are at least trying, and get married in the Church, are likely not to be truly married? But those who choose to just live together for years are? :(booklovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-27942081058907046212016-06-18T00:30:01.364+01:002016-06-18T00:30:01.364+01:00Dziękuję bardzo! :-DDziękuję bardzo! :-DMrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3524471174570445036.post-57006341430200407572016-06-17T20:48:58.730+01:002016-06-17T20:48:58.730+01:00Gratulacje Pani McLean i powodzenia w dalszej nauc...Gratulacje Pani McLean i powodzenia w dalszej nauce polskiego! Podziwiam Pani determinację. Wszystkiego dobrego.<br /><br />Your Very Single Polish Reader :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com