i am an english major not a fucking spanish major.

dusty · 05-02-2003, 03:17 PM

yet here i am considering switching majors because i can't pass this fucking foriegn language class. the easiest foriegn language class there is.
what a load of shit.
at my school, if you are an english major you have to take two years foriegn language plus a foriegn language literature course. how will this help me improve my enlgish writting and grammer? I HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA. THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING MYSELF.
no matter how hard i try, no matter WHAT i do, i can't pass this goddamned class. i failed last quarter. i am failing this quarter. HOW AM I GOING TO PASS SPANISH 2C IF I CAN'T PASS SPANISH 1B?
goddamnit. i feel so stupid. i feel like i have brain damage. if there was some way i could get out of it ... anyway to get out of it, aside from suicide, i would do it. i want my degree. i want my fucking ENGLISH degree.
but no. no no no no no.
this is driving me insane. there are no tutors. I CAN'T FIND A FUCKING TUTOR ANYWHERE. i couldn't afford one even if i found one.
bkjstdhly hp2849qu5ouyjmldkstyjholiweiuhjnilur m.445tr89/
fuck.

/end nonsensicle, insanity induced frusteration rant.

dusty · 05-02-2003, 03:19 PM

FUCK.

peabody · 05-02-2003, 03:21 PM

heh.

sounds like you should be taking a few basic english class before tackling another language.

crescentfresh · 05-02-2003, 03:23 PM

hmm. spanish actually did teach me a lot about language in general, and made me much more aware of a lot of things we do speaking english.

I took 4 years in high school, though. maybe it wasn't as hard...

peabody · 05-02-2003, 03:25 PM

CLASSES.

motherfuck. how come when i try to be mean and say something insulting it never works and i make a mistake!

WHY!

crescentfresh · 05-02-2003, 03:26 PM

dusty · 05-02-2003, 03:28 PM

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Originally posted by peabody
heh.

sounds like you should be taking a few basic english class before tackling another language.

oh no! nepthoria! i better be sure to use excellent grammer and spelling tactics! i better use spell check on every post! i better capitalize! i don't want anyone on NETPHORIA to think less of me!

please. my efforts would be wasted here, especially on the likes of you.

http://www.culturenest.co.uk/graphics/lori.png

peabody · 05-02-2003, 03:28 PM

but yeah.

my english teacher last year did not know how to spell GRAMMAR.

and he said "escape" like "exs-cape" which pissed me off to no end. THERE IS NO C OR X THERE.

learning another language is good....especially for an english major.

peabody · 05-02-2003, 03:29 PM

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Originally posted by dusty

please. my efforts would be wasted here, especially on the likes of you.http://www.culturenest.co.uk/graphics/lori.png

heh.

you sure spent some effort making that post, hon. picture and all for me.

dusty · 05-02-2003, 03:29 PM

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Originally posted by peabody
learning another language is good....especially for an english major.

i wish i had your positive outlook on the matter

dusty · 05-02-2003, 03:30 PM

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Originally posted by peabody

heh.

you sure spent some effort making that post, hon. picture and all for me.

i did. it's true. that's because i like you

peabody · 05-02-2003, 03:30 PM

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Originally posted by dusty
[font=tahoma]oh no! nepthoria! i better be sure to use excellent grammer

for fucks sake. it's GRAMMAR. !!

you're my english teacher from last year!

peabody · 05-02-2003, 03:31 PM

get your font off of me!

dusty · 05-02-2003, 03:32 PM

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Originally posted by peabody
get your font off of me!

dusty · 05-02-2003, 03:34 PM

actually i can't spell for shit. ever :erm
i will admit that. sometimes i wonder if i have mild dislexia maybe? when i was younger i absolutely could NOT tell the difference between "b" and "d" until the first grade. and sometimes when i try to write the number "5" i write "F" instead. the opposite is also true... when i try to hand write words that begin with "f" i write a "5". so.... "5uck". wierd

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Blushing Brilliance · 05-02-2003, 03:37 PM

I have a friend here that does Spanish tutoring three days a week, and no one ever comes to see her. She would LOVE to tutor you.

But why would you step down the UC ladder to learn Spanish? I dunno.

dusty · 05-02-2003, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Blushing Brilliance
I have a friend here that does Spanish tutoring three days a week, and no one ever comes to see her. She would LOVE to tutor you.

But why would you step down the UC ladder to learn Spanish? I dunno.

if i had a car i would come to riverside and pay your friend. maybe she can tutor me online

Junebug · 05-02-2003, 04:50 PM

woah dude that sucks, I'm sorry. Do you have any friends that are good spanish speakers that might be willing to help you or something? Have you talked to the teacher about it at all? I don't know. That really sucks though.

dusty · 05-02-2003, 05:36 PM

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Originally posted by Junebug
woah dude that sucks, I'm sorry. Do you have any friends that are good spanish speakers that might be willing to help you or something? Have you talked to the teacher about it at all? I don't know. That really sucks though.

i talked to my teacher about it. she gave me some suggestions, some ideas for extra credit and the like. i think i have decided that i am going to try as hard as i possibly can, and hopefully she can help me with everything. i don't know. makes me feel like my head is going to explode

ammy · 05-02-2003, 06:26 PM

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Originally posted by crescentfresh
hmm. spanish actually did teach me a lot about language in general, and made me much more aware of a lot of things we do speaking english.

I took 4 years in high school, though. maybe it wasn't as hard...

!'ve been taking spanish for 4 1/2 years. I'm only in 4th level now, but this last semester everything finally clicked and I'm getting my first A in spanish (and i'm fina;lly done with the requirment!!!)

anyway. I agree with the above. this is very very true. I knew very little about grammer, sentence structure, and verb tenses before I got to spanish, and my understanding is much deeper now. I think that having a second language required for an english major is a very smart thing to do, because it's easy to get through english writing and all without the deeper understanding that learning a latin based language gives.

keep chuggin' though it. you'll make it. don't drop a whole magor because of one setback.

dusty · 05-02-2003, 10:53 PM

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Originally posted by Ammy
keep chuggin' though it. you'll make it. don't drop a whole magor because of one setback.

ZeroDivide · 05-02-2003, 11:53 PM

Spanish is an absolutely horrible language, it sounds so barbaric and brutish.

That said, learning another language will help you understand how English works better. I know it did for me. In conclusion, attempt to switch from Spanish to Gaelic.

05-02-2003, 03:17 PM	#1
dusty Minion of Satan Location: holding on. Posts: 5,932	i am an english major not a fucking spanish major. yet here i am considering switching majors because i can't pass this fucking foriegn language class. the easiest foriegn language class there is. what a load of shit. at my school, if you are an english major you have to take two years foriegn language plus a foriegn language literature course. how will this help me improve my enlgish writting and grammer? I HAVE NO FUCKING IDEA. THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING MYSELF. no matter how hard i try, no matter WHAT i do, i can't pass this goddamned class. i failed last quarter. i am failing this quarter. HOW AM I GOING TO PASS SPANISH 2C IF I CAN'T PASS SPANISH 1B? goddamnit. i feel so stupid. i feel like i have brain damage. if there was some way i could get out of it ... anyway to get out of it, aside from suicide, i would do it. i want my degree. i want my fucking ENGLISH degree. but no. no no no no no. this is driving me insane. there are no tutors. I CAN'T FIND A FUCKING TUTOR ANYWHERE. i couldn't afford one even if i found one. bkjstdhly hp2849qu5ouyjmldkstyjholiweiuhjnilur m.445tr89/ fuck. /end nonsensicle, insanity induced frusteration rant.

05-02-2003, 03:19 PM	#2
dusty Minion of Satan Location: holding on. Posts: 5,932	FUCK.

05-02-2003, 03:21 PM	#3
peabody Minion of Satan Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,459	heh. sounds like you should be taking a few basic english class before tackling another language.

05-02-2003, 03:23 PM	#4
crescentfresh Minion of Satan Location: Diego Posts: 6,657	hmm. spanish actually did teach me a lot about language in general, and made me much more aware of a lot of things we do speaking english. I took 4 years in high school, though. maybe it wasn't as hard...

05-02-2003, 03:25 PM	#5
peabody Minion of Satan Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,459	CLASSES. motherfuck. how come when i try to be mean and say something insulting it never works and i make a mistake! WHY!

05-02-2003, 03:26 PM	#6
crescentfresh Minion of Satan Location: Diego Posts: 6,657

05-02-2003, 03:28 PM	#8
peabody Minion of Satan Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,459	but yeah. my english teacher last year did not know how to spell GRAMMAR. and he said "escape" like "exs-cape" which pissed me off to no end. THERE IS NO C OR X THERE. learning another language is good....especially for an english major.

05-02-2003, 03:31 PM	#13
peabody Minion of Satan Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 5,459	get your font off of me!

05-02-2003, 03:34 PM	#15
dusty Minion of Satan Location: holding on. Posts: 5,932	actually i can't spell for shit. ever :erm i will admit that. sometimes i wonder if i have mild dislexia maybe? when i was younger i absolutely could NOT tell the difference between "b" and "d" until the first grade. and sometimes when i try to write the number "5" i write "F" instead. the opposite is also true... when i try to hand write words that begin with "f" i write a "5". so.... "5uck". wierd .

05-02-2003, 03:37 PM	#16
Blushing Brilliance Demi-God Location: River-Fucking-Side CA. Posts: 331	I have a friend here that does Spanish tutoring three days a week, and no one ever comes to see her. She would LOVE to tutor you. But why would you step down the UC ladder to learn Spanish? I dunno.

05-02-2003, 04:50 PM	#18
Junebug Minion of Satan Posts: 7,072	woah dude that sucks, I'm sorry. Do you have any friends that are good spanish speakers that might be willing to help you or something? Have you talked to the teacher about it at all? I don't know. That really sucks though.

05-02-2003, 11:53 PM	#22
ZeroDivide Pledge Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Posts: 162	Spanish is an absolutely horrible language, it sounds so barbaric and brutish. That said, learning another language will help you understand how English works better. I know it did for me. In conclusion, attempt to switch from Spanish to Gaelic.