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Whats the most useful language to know?

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  • #62
    Sykk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    Stromatolite


  • #63
    jester77
    Registered Users Posts: 11,262 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    Depends on what your goal is. If you are looking for a job without worrying about visa issues, then German would be your best bet. German is the most widely spoken language in the EU and the DACH region is doing very well with the lowest unemployment within the EU.


  • #64
    kowloon
    Registered Users Posts: 13,264 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    fricatus wrote: »
    The question is obviously about human languages. Have you all missed this point, or are you just being wilfully dense?

    The OP clearly wants to meet foreign chicks, not sit up in his bedroom playing with a fcuking computer like ye lot!

    Pascal it is.


  • #65
    kowloon
    Registered Users Posts: 13,264 ✭✭✭✭kowloon


    omahaid wrote: »
    How would I go about ordering a snack box and a batter sausage in Mathematics?

    Draw axes and a scale on the menu, specify the coordinates of the item you want.


  • #66
    44leto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,137 ✭✭✭44leto


    The most useful language I know is the one I speak the most, its the only one I know. But its useful when a foreigner doesn't understand me all you have to do is speak it louder while poking them in the chest. They get the message.


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  • #67
    El Horseboxo
    Registered Users Posts: 5,339 ✭✭✭El Horseboxo


    For me it's been Spanish. It's come in more handy than English for me in non English speaking countries. I'd be trying a really slow broken conversation in English getting nowhere and then I'd ask hablas español and a lot of the time they'd speak more Spanish than English.


  • #68
    Loomis
    Registered Users Posts: 2,692 ✭✭✭Loomis


    Skanger


  • #69
    Roadtrippin
    Registered Users Posts: 350 ✭✭Roadtrippin


    Mmh, I speak 4 languages (well 3 and a half really, my Russian is a little rusty) and I think they were all useful at some stage. German is great to have, especially for work, and Spanish is handy if you like travelling etc.

    Why do you want to learn another language? If it's for work, German or Chinese are very useful at the moment, if it's for your own entertainment, I recommend Spanish.

    I'd love to learn Italian, Polish and Gaeilge properly at some stage. So many languages, so little time :)


  • #70
    darlett
    Registered Users Posts: 2,312 ✭✭✭darlett


    It depends where you are.


    (Do I get an award?)


  • #71
    Mickey H
    Registered Users Posts: 1,822 ✭✭✭Mickey H


    Try Loxian. Very useful.


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  • #72
    AngryBollix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,536 ✭✭✭AngryBollix


    In terms of speakers it would have to be english, spanish pr mandarin chinese


  • #73
    Jagera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 910 ✭✭✭Jagera


    fricatus wrote: »
    The question is obviously about human languages. Have you all missed this point, or are you just being wilfully dense?

    The OP clearly wants to meet foreign chicks, not sit up in his bedroom playing with a fcuking computer like ye lot!

    You should learn the humour language.


  • #74
    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭CrazyRabbit


    fluorescence wrote: »
    Rosetta Stone is crap - don't waste your money! You can get all the language resources you need on the web for free. Get a book or two as well and you're sorted.

    Pick a language of a country you'd like to visit or just enjoy the sound of. I'm learning Swedish which, while not terribly useful in an international sense, will be most helpful in any Scandinavian country I find myself in :D

    Not sure how that will be helpful considering that 90% of the locals in each scandanavian country speak perfect English...

    I'm learning Dutch. No reason other than I like the sound of it. It's important that whatever language a person chooses to learn, that they enjoy doing so. It's hard at first and easy to quit, so making it fun will get your through that tough period.


  • #75
    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭CrazyRabbit


    A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »
    01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00001101 00001010

    You leave my mother out of this!!


  • #76
    Agricola
    Registered Users Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    A useful language necessary to understand the bullshít that is nuances of English football commentary....

    http://www.dangerhere.com/ronglish.htm


  • #77
    44leto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,137 ✭✭✭44leto


    I always wondered about those people who learn ancient Greek or Egyptian and even Mayan. Imagine the difficulty and dedication it took to learn those. It's not like you can go a type of gealteach to practice these ancient languages, unless you had a time machine.


  • #78
    hooradiation
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,922 ✭✭✭hooradiation


    fricatus wrote: »
    The question is obviously about human languages. Have you all missed this point, or are you just being wilfully dense?

    The kid's right.
    C# would be a far better choice, goddamn.


  • #79
    judgefudge
    Registered Users Posts: 915 ✭✭✭judgefudge


    The OP is a 'chick' so its not about picking up foreign chicks. Although now you have me thinking bout where the best lookin fellas are :p

    Anyways, I'm going with Spanish. Only went and downloaded it illegally last night. Thats saved me 400euro anyways :cool:


  • #80
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,635 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    IM0 wrote: »
    american

    Fcuk yeah!


  • #81
    starlit
    Registered Users Posts: 12,334 ✭✭✭✭starlit


    English is the most obvious one after that be French, German and Spanish. If its languages.

    If programming languages I assume be the java family of programming languages.


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  • #82
    hairyprincess
    Registered Users Posts: 2,290 ✭✭✭hairyprincess


    The language of love :D


  • #83
    southcentralts
    Registered Users Posts: 833 ✭✭✭southcentralts


    we shud all lern txt lang 2 be able 2 comunik8 gud,

    ( since there is no <sarcastic> </sarcastic> tags )
    don't even start about how to speak TXT.


  • #84
    marty1985
    Registered Users Posts: 788 ✭✭✭marty1985


    中文是最值得學習的語言.

    Chinese is the most useful. IMO.


  • #85
    cocoshovel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭cocoshovel


    fluorescence wrote: »
    Rosetta Stone is crap - don't waste your money! You can get all the language resources you need on the web for free. Get a book or two as well and you're sorted.

    This! Rosetta stone is not worth the mental prices they charge for it. While it helps a little bit, I think it does not help enough. It doesnt even teach you the meanings of most words, leaving you to go figure it out by yourself (which is good in some ways). Anybody who actually pays for it is probably mad in the head.


  • #86
    Boscoirl
    Registered Users Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭Boscoirl


    CrazyRabbit wrote: »

    I'm learning Dutch. No reason other than I like the sound of it.



  • #87
    fricatus
    Registered Users Posts: 5,081 ✭✭✭fricatus


    judgefudge wrote: »
    The OP is a 'chick' so its not about picking up foreign chicks. Although now you have me thinking bout where the best lookin fellas are :p

    Anyways, I'm going with Spanish. Only went and downloaded it illegally last night. Thats saved me 400euro anyways :cool:

    Sorry about that OP... I tend to assume that everybody on the internet is male until proven otherwise... :p

    No offence intended... but be it chicks or fellas, let's face it, if we're learning a language, we tend to consider the potential hook-ups!

    I did French in college and had about half an hour to choose either Spanish or German as my minor language, and all the time in my 18-year-old head there was a voice going "Spanish girls or German girls, Spanish girls or German girls..." so I went for Spanish :D

    No regrets of course, learning Spanish was one of the best things I ever did - indeed career wise it jumped me up by about 5k one time being able to speak it, but I was in Munich a few weeks back and realised that I shouldn't have been so hasty with my prejudices at that age! ;)


  • #88
    cocoshovel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭cocoshovel


    Honestly op, learn a language that you're genuinly interested in. I think if you just try learn any ould language without having an further interest in the country or language then you wont succeed very well. I think thats what secondary school compulsory french taught me. :pac:


  • #89
    judgefudge
    Registered Users Posts: 915 ✭✭✭judgefudge


    cocoshovel wrote: »
    Honestly op, learn a language that you're genuinly interested in. I think if you just try learn any ould language without having an further interest in the country or language then you wont succeed very well. I think thats what secondary school compulsory french taught me. :pac:

    Well im most interested in Italian (for some reason) but its not much use outside of italy. Spanish makes the most sense and on closer inspection Spanish and Italian are quite similar!

    So Spanish it is I think...


  • #90
    THEBALLS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭THEBALLS


    A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »
    01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00001101 00001010

    well no point telling him binary if he doesnt speak it..........that,d be like me saying francais or espanol......he,d hav no idea what im on about

    Oh btw.. 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  • #91
    judgefudge
    Registered Users Posts: 915 ✭✭✭judgefudge


    THEBALLS wrote: »
    A_Sober_Paddy wrote: »
    01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001 00001101 00001010

    well no point telling him binary if he doesnt speak it..........that,d be like me saying francais or espanol......he,d hav no idea what im on

    For the love of god I'm not a guy! And I'm already fluent in binary.


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