On 03/09/13 13:52, Kingsley Jegan Joseph wrote: > I have degrees in fashion design, sociology and information systems. I > dabble in history, language (speak/read தமிழ், മലയാളം, ಕನ್ನಡ, तोडा सा > हिंदी, picola di Italiano & muy pocito Español, read Brahmi and some Tamil > inscriptions), culture.
I find I lack the patience to learn languages when there's lots of arbitrary grammar and vocabulary to learn (I suspect that learning English as a first language has pretty much tired me out in that respect...), but I've always felt left out by not being much of a linguist, so I've been learning Lojban when I have the time over the past few years. Being a constructed language, and constructed by nerds at that, it's delightfully minimalistic and powerful, and by providing me with a core model of how knowledge can be represented, has made it a lot easier for me to think about the true meaning of statements in English too! > I try to practice mindfullness, humility/kindness > and progressive thinking. Good plan! -- Alaric Snell-Pym http://www.snell-pym.org.uk/alaric/
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