> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Philip Hart" <philiph at slac.stanford.edu> > To: <dragaera at dragaera.info> > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 1:23 PM > Subject: RE: A Linguistic Note > > Keep gender/person > > references straight while drunk in whatever non-English language? > > Getting drunk (or whatever intoxicant they use) with the locals is one of > the best ways to become conversationally fluent. You don't feel as > embarassed making mistakes and you can pick up "colorful" argot. Of course, > if you go overboard... hahaha warbi I agree. I can't understand Italian at all unless I'm synaptically lubricated. Dave