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You would like Leopardi's thoughts on the two languages found within his Zibaldone Larry Send a noteboard - 21/09/2013 09:11:15 AM

He observed that the two in very different ways were the most faithful to Latin: Spanish in the preservation of certain conjugations and ordering of pronouns and Italian for the spirit of expression. He concluded that of the two, Italian was the superior.

Having begun teaching myself to read Italian better, it's akin to an American beginning to drive on UK roads. Almost everything is the same, yet so very different in mental ways beyond the obvious side of the road/side of the car for the driver (or how the conjugations and articles are used).

I happen to like the sounds of certain Latin American Spanish dialects better than standard Tuscan Italian, but that's just familiarity.

As for Duolingo, decided to test it after reading comments here. Interesting take on what Rosetta Stone uses to reinforce vocabulary, but I find myself wishing it would move faster through the vocabulary and that there were languages other than the main Romance and Germanic languages on there.

Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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NSSP: I'm learning Spanish! Aeryn - 18/09/2013 03:41:12 PM 1132 Views
Good luck in your efforts. Stephen - 18/09/2013 03:52:36 PM 714 Views
I really want to go to Puerto Rico! Aeryn - 20/09/2013 02:58:46 PM 776 Views
Good for you! Legolas - 18/09/2013 05:15:23 PM 711 Views
Re: Good for you! Aeryn - 20/09/2013 03:02:13 PM 817 Views
I was wishing you success. Legolas - 20/09/2013 06:09:20 PM 692 Views
You'll probably be fluent in about 6 months at most. It's easy. Tom - 18/09/2013 06:58:49 PM 730 Views
Re: You'll probably be fluent in about 6 months at most. It's easy. Aeryn - 20/09/2013 03:05:35 PM 776 Views
You will need to learn the subjunctive. Very much so. Tom - 20/09/2013 03:43:53 PM 753 Views
Re: You will need to learn the subjunctive. Very much so. Aeryn - 23/09/2013 03:21:07 PM 739 Views
Ah, but a question isn't a statement of uncertainty. It's a request for information. Tom - 23/09/2013 03:59:00 PM 648 Views
Is Duolingo one of the apps you have downloaded? The Shrike - 19/09/2013 05:23:35 PM 677 Views
It is quite good in some ways. Legolas - 19/09/2013 06:54:44 PM 750 Views
Italian is one of those languages I've never wanted to learn. The Shrike - 20/09/2013 12:33:49 PM 784 Views
There isn't enough Renaissance-era literature that you want to read? Tom - 20/09/2013 03:53:17 PM 704 Views
Nope. Not too interested in the literature of the area. Not enough to learn the language The Shrike - 20/09/2013 04:17:46 PM 687 Views
A quick question. Stephen - 20/09/2013 05:48:18 PM 692 Views
I think that is a very subjective question. Tom - 20/09/2013 06:36:50 PM 671 Views
You would like Leopardi's thoughts on the two languages found within his Zibaldone Larry - 21/09/2013 09:11:15 AM 723 Views
I will have to look in my copy of the Zibaldone on that one. Tom - 22/09/2013 04:26:11 AM 655 Views
I want to say it's in the late 3000s, early 4000s, but I'm uncertain Larry - 22/09/2013 07:53:07 AM 664 Views
Yeah, I'm not finding it exactly Tom - 26/09/2013 02:22:38 PM 730 Views
Interesting points. Stephen - 22/09/2013 12:20:39 AM 674 Views
It's not too high on my priority list either, like I said. Legolas - 20/09/2013 06:17:24 PM 642 Views
It is... Aeryn - 20/09/2013 03:12:11 PM 748 Views
True The Shrike - 20/09/2013 04:14:32 PM 654 Views
Bolivia is pretty amazing and has a good exchange rate, though you'll need a visa. *NM* Zalis - 25/09/2013 04:37:18 PM 605 Views
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