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Title: Rosetta Stone
Post by: waks on July 30, 2008, 02:51:53 PM: Anyone ever tried it? I think I want to pick up Swahili.

http://www.rosettastone.com/ (http://www.rosettastone.com/)
Title: Re: Rosetta Stone
Post by: TheShocker on July 30, 2008, 02:55:33 PM: I want to learn Spanish so I can yell at my maid more efficiently. I'm considering Rosetta Stone but it's pretty damn expensive for some cd's and stuff.
Title: Re: Rosetta Stone
Post by: Rick Daris on July 30, 2008, 03:01:20 PM: socks
Title: Re: Rosetta Stone
Post by: FelixRex on July 30, 2008, 03:04:04 PM: I've had good results with it. Nothing replaces immersion, and taking classes is also generally more productive. But for learning languages on your own, this is the best I've found.
Title: Re: Rosetta Stone
Post by: ew2x4 on July 30, 2008, 03:09:23 PM: The chick on the commercials has a nice rack.
Title: Re: Rosetta Stone
Post by: waks on July 30, 2008, 03:15:06 PM: Quote from: FelixRex on July 30, 2008, 03:04:04 PM
I've had good results with it. Nothing replaces immersion, and taking classes is also generally more productive. But for learning languages on your own, this is the best I've found.
What have you learned? The military gives a special version to its soldiers to help them learn Arabic. I don't know if this makes me believe that it works well or not. I guess their versions might just teach them how to say things like "naked pyramid, you, now" or something similar to that. I think I'll try it out though.
Title: Re: Rosetta Stone
Post by: FelixRex on July 30, 2008, 03:17:56 PM: I used it for a 30 day crash course in Spanish before moving to Chile and am currently dicking around with Arabic (my problem is that I don't consistently make time for it; I've learned a crapload when I've actually used it). I'm not fluent, but I can read and write it and can have half-assed cab-driver conversations.
Title: Re: Rosetta Stone
Post by: KSt8er on July 30, 2008, 04:25:31 PM: Quote from: waks on July 30, 2008, 03:15:06 PM
might just teach them how to say things like "naked pyramid, you, now" or something similar to that.

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Title: Re: Rosetta Stone
Post by: BigXIIpowercat on July 30, 2008, 05:10:55 PM: Quote from: TheShocker on July 30, 2008, 02:55:33 PM
..... but it's pretty damn expensive for some cd's and stuff.
Yes, it is.
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3496724/The_Rosetta_Stone_Language_System_-_27_Languages__41_Levels._FIX (http://thepiratebay.org/tor/3496724/The_Rosetta_Stone_Language_System_-_27_Languages__41_Levels._FIX)
Title: Re: Rosetta Stone
Post by: FelixRex on July 30, 2008, 05:14:30 PM: Yeah, but as opposed to the CDs in the $20-40 range, it's not a waste of money.
Title: Re: Rosetta Stone
Post by: chum1 on July 30, 2008, 10:24:57 PM: Africa is a terrible, terrible place.
Title: Re: Rosetta Stone
Post by: cyclist on July 31, 2008, 08:31:54 AM: (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/01/Rosetta_Stone_British_Museum.jpg/450px-)

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Title: Re: Rosetta Stone
Post by: slucat on July 31, 2008, 09:09:44 AM: I have a friend learning Japaneese with it. He likes it, but he does seem to learn random words.
Title: Re: Rosetta Stone
Post by: FelixRex on July 31, 2008, 09:19:55 AM: Quote from: Mrs KSU176 on July 31, 2008, 09:09:44 AM
I have a friend learning Japaneese with it. He likes it, but he does seem to learn random words.

This is very true. My father-in-law gets pissed and says I don't know any useful words, and I'm all "The pear walks beneath the table. The red square is bigger than the blue circle."