I feel like taking advice and I feel like giving advice. First advice from me: blank First advice wanted: Does anyone know of good publishing companies?
My father is the productions director for TSYS. Its not a technical publishing company, but he had the equipment to make several copies of hard and paper backed books. Random House is a good licensed publisher though.
Well, french is a very interesting language, but if you dont intend on speaking it very often, or if you are going to france for only a few days or something, i wouldnt invest a lot of time in it. Learning the fundamentals is a good idea though. However, a lot of jobs require people who can speak multiple languages, so it is a good asset to have. It depends on where, when, and why you are planning on speaking it.
I see. I'm already fluent in Spanish and English. Another European or American language couldn't hurt, I suppose. I considered German a while back, but more French is talked in the Americas.
It wouldnt hurt to learn Latin or Greek. Its not a language that is spoken much nowadays, but it is the basis for most words in the American English language. And, it can give you a serious leg-up on the SAT language and vocabulary section.
I need advice on learning kanji correctly, but on a fast paste. any good ideas where to start?
There are probably kanji books at your local book store... I recommend learning 10-15 characters a day. This may seem easy at first, but after you start learning a lot, you'll have to spend more and more time reviewing.
Start out with verbs, question words (well... really just nani), time words, and other import words. Pay attention to stroke order, in case you ever take a Japanese class. Japanese professors won't be impressed if you know kanji but can't write it correctly.
Nouns like "apple" and "cow" can come later.
Also make sure you know what all the combinations of kanji mean. A good kanji book should tell you what all the possible combinations of all the kanji you have learned so far means.
Also, take time to pay attention to the radicals and other components to kanji. This makes memorizing them easier. (for instance, the kanji for "to rest" is a combination of a person and a tree- ie a person resting under a tree).
Oh... and if you haven't already, learn hiragana AND katakana first. Any kanji book worth anything will give you the pronunciation in both hiragana and katakana, (kanji typically have two different pronunciations, depending if they are used alone or with other kanji)
I can't recommend any good books, because my Japanese professor just puts together a very nice packet for us.
More advice needed: Anyone know of good movies to watch?
Office Space (comedy) The Final Countdown (science fiction) District 9 (science fiction) Inception (science fiction) Short Circuit (science fiction) Air Force One (action)
Great! Thanks guys! Maybe this thread will go large! We could be the advisors to go to! I saw District 9. Good movie. I haven't seen Inception. Is it really that good? I hear a lot of people say it is. I'd love to see it. @indie55, sure thing. Yeah, send the Sci-fi movies rolling out! Anythin sci-fi! I like anything that's futuristic sci-fi.
Yeah, send the Sci-fi movies rolling out! Anythin sci-fi! I like anything that's futuristic sci-fi.
Of course Star Wars. Star Trek XI (or any of the Star Treks if your that into futristic stuff) Aliens Hitchhikers Guide tot he Galaxy They Live If you can get past the constant product placement there is I Robot (book is better though)
If you like the classics (1951) The Day The Earth Stood Still (1927) Metropolis (1954) Them (1953) War Of The Worlds
