It seems that the 2 weeks I spent trying to get a passing familiarity with Danish has completely destroyed my ability to correctly construct tense structures in English. Bleah! Hopefully my gramatical abilities will return soon.
;)? I wasn't implying either was more or less difficult than the other. But really, aside from pronunciation, the grammars are very similar. Plurals and adjectives work in a nearly identical way. I don't think as far as reading goes, Danish _is_ more difficult. I'd categorize it as being about the same level of difficulty. (Again, pronunciation is another matter.) I found Russian to be quite a bit more complicated. But I don't quite understand the condescending wink at my statement. Living in ANY country where you don't solely speak your native tongue will cause grammar bleed going both directions. Two weeks will will destroy grammar skills somewhat, and ten years will do it even more.
If you didn't mean it that way, I apologize. But it did seem to imply that I must just be some silly girl who is comparing the devastatingly hard Danish language to the ridiculously easy Swedish one.
Oh dear, I certainly didn't mean to imply that you were silly. The wink was because Danish and Swedish are so very similar. I just meant it as a silly, humourous remark and that was what the wink was meant to indicate.
Yes, pronunciation is harder in Danish and figuring out how to spell a word from the spoken word is bizarre. Also, Swedish numbers are reasonable. The Danish numbers do weird things with scores and half scores. My poor Swedish father lived in Denmark for years and never learned the Danish numbers. He had no trouble with understanding Danish. Of course, my mum is Danish and my sister and I spoke Danish (with a little Swedish thrown in) to both of my parents while we were growing up.
How about finding a book by a really good author, someone who uses English properly. And then, just read it slowly and let the syntax flow through you until you feel you are on more solid ground.
That doesn't seem to work for me. I was reading English novels the entire time I was in Denmark, and I've read one since I got back. Somehow its the writing thing that got messed up. Its almost back to normal now though.
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Date: 2005-10-19 08:39 am (UTC)If you didn't mean it that way, I apologize. But it did seem to imply that I must just be some silly girl who is comparing the devastatingly hard Danish language to the ridiculously easy Swedish one.
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Date: 2005-10-19 02:41 pm (UTC)Yes, pronunciation is harder in Danish and figuring out how to spell a word from the spoken word is bizarre. Also, Swedish numbers are reasonable. The Danish numbers do weird things with scores and half scores. My poor Swedish father lived in Denmark for years and never learned the Danish numbers. He had no trouble with understanding Danish. Of course, my mum is Danish and my sister and I spoke Danish (with a little Swedish thrown in) to both of my parents while we were growing up.
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Date: 2005-10-19 02:49 pm (UTC)(And I really do apologize for misinterpreting what you meant. :)
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Date: 2005-10-21 09:37 pm (UTC)Good luck and hugs,
H.
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Date: 2005-10-21 09:42 pm (UTC)