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Ursina Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 11:22 AM |
haz wrote: anything unusual or just the same ol' same ol'?
och aye even though as usual it's just an illusion lol must get rid of the spare tyre ... promised myself to go jogging in the morning once it's daylight again. Still got a few weeks to laze about ! :-P |
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Hanne Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 11:45 AM |
spid wrote:
Well that makes at least 3 of us then.
Make that 4... :oP |
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spid Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 11:51 AM |
Hanne wrote: spid wrote:
Well that makes at least 3 of us then.
Make that 4... :oP
JUst checked your bio - hi wordy dude |
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Hanne Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 12:05 PM |
spid wrote:
JUst checked your bio - hi wordy dude
Hi fellow linguist :o) So what's your poison when it comes to languages/linguistics? |
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spid Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 12:08 PM |
Hanne wrote: spid wrote:
JUst checked your bio - hi wordy dude
Hi fellow linguist :o) So what's your poison when it comes to languages/linguistics?
Oh, just a bog standard boring English teacher with a literacy specialism (i can teach almost anyone to read the ENglish language - i don't know why or how but it seems to be a gift i have) and i like/ have an interst in the psycholical side. |
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spid Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 12:09 PM |
| but i'm also dyslexic and can't spell!!! ANother reason for interest |
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Hanne Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 12:12 PM |
Hehe, a typo or two doesn't make you dyslexic :oP
It's an amazing ability to be able to teach things like that to other people. Technically, I'm allowed to teach English (and French, but let's not go there!). However, I don't have the patience for it.
I've got a master's degree in English translation/interpretation. If I wasn't a language nerd before taking this degree, I definitely am now lol |
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spid Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 12:16 PM |
Hanne wrote: Hehe, a typo or two doesn't make you dyslexic :oP
Ah, no - it's official! Apparently if i wasn't dyslexic i'd be a successsful career woman by now and not an house mum. Of course if we didn't move so often it would help. But serioulsy the assessor said i'd have got higher exam marks cos my brain seizes and my hand won't write what i want it too. When i was younger i always assumed i thought too fast and that was why my brain stuttered. It does give me a great insight into how to help those with dyslexia to read cos i devopled loads of strategies. (Only diagonsed myself 4 years ago) |
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spid Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 12:20 PM |
Hanne wrote: Hehe, a typo or two doesn't make you dyslexic :oP
It's an amazing ability to be able to teach things like that to other people. Technically, I'm allowed to teach English (and French, but let's not go there!). However, I don't have the patience for it.
I've got a master's degree in English translation/interpretation. If I wasn't a language nerd before taking this degree, I definitely am now lol
lol - i don't have the patience to do another degree - you go girl - language nerds of the world unite!!! |
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Hanne Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 12:24 PM |
spid wrote:
Ah, no - it's official! Apparently if i wasn't dyslexic i'd be a successsful career woman by now and not an house mum. Of course if we didn't move so often it would help. But serioulsy the assessor said i'd have got higher exam marks cos my brain seizes and my hand won't write what i want it too. When i was younger i always assumed i thought too fast and that was why my brain stuttered. It does give me a great insight into how to help those with dyslexia to read cos i devopled loads of strategies. (Only diagonsed myself 4 years ago)
It must be a mild form of dyslexia though, if you've been able to learn how to read/write anyway. It sounds like you developed those strategies unconsciously.
I have trouble keeping apart left/right. Especially if I get stressed or I'm under pressure. Apparantly, it's related to dyslexia although I've never had trouble reading or writing. |
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Hanne Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 12:26 PM |
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lol - i don't have the patience to do another degree - you go girl - language nerds of the world unite!!!
I wouldn't mind reading Lucile's paper once it's done. I imagine it's quite interesting! |
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spid Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 12:34 PM |
Hanne wrote:
It must be a mild form of dyslexia though, if you've been able to learn how to read/write anyway. It sounds like you developed those strategies unconsciously.
I have trouble keeping apart left/right. Especially if I get stressed or I'm under pressure. Apparantly, it's related to dyslexia although I've never had trouble reading or writing.
Mostly mild but when under pressure to write quickly and coherently (like in exams) it gets bad - never had a problem reading though - i am the speediest reader i know (av 330 wpm) but i have l/r mix up, poor memory, letter translation problems and a brain that seizes (that's the worst bit), words move on the page, i get shadowing of text, and chucks of paragraph float around (i just though that that was what happened to everyone!) Typng is much easier if a little slower that writing (so easy to correct mistakes)
Lucille paper would be intersting - do youthink she will be able to share? |
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Hanne Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 12:50 PM |
spid wrote:
Mostly mild but when under pressure to write quickly and coherently (like in exams) it gets bad - never had a problem reading though - i am the speediest reader i know (av 330 wpm) but i have l/r mix up, poor memory, letter translation problems and a brain that seizes (that's the worst bit), words move on the page, i get shadowing of text, and chucks of paragraph float around (i just though that that was what happened to everyone!) Typng is much easier if a little slower that writing (so easy to correct mistakes)
Lucille paper would be intersting - do youthink she will be able to share?
I'm impressed that you've been able to learn to write anyway. A lot of people would probably have given up.
If she's writing a doctorate, then she should definitely be able to share. As far as I know, these things get published. Even my thesis was published and it can be downloaded as a PDF (at least the last time I checked!). I wrote it in Danish though, so I doubt anyone here wants to read it lol |
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Lucile Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 2:47 PM |
Hanne wrote:
I wouldn't mind reading Lucile's paper once it's done. I imagine it's quite interesting!
Are you sure you want to inflict that upon yourself? ;) I'd love to share (I've already written 200 pages or so) but it's in French.
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Hanne Posted Thu 10 Jan, 2008 2:59 PM |
Lucile wrote: Hanne wrote:
I wouldn't mind reading Lucile's paper once it's done. I imagine it's quite interesting!
Are you sure you want to inflict that upon yourself? ;) I'd love to share (I've already written 200 pages or so) but it's in French.
Errr... Ok, that might be more difficult. But I'd like to try :o) |
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