Comments on: Lost in Two Languages.

By: TJ Lubrano

TJ Lubrano — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 14:27:58 +0000

Heey David! Haha. You know it’s better to know at least a language than none at all right?! Still, so kind of you! Not sure if my life is THAT exciting haha, but I definitely got a great opportunity to pursue what I really want and knowing English helped tremendously.

Thanks so much for strolling by! It’s lovely to see you here!

By: David Harding

David Harding — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:05:31 +0000

I am super jealous! Your life and ability to communicate must be so deep and exciting knowing your languages so well. I am so boring just having one.
Great post!

By: TJ Lubrano

TJ Lubrano — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 21:27:23 +0000

Hey Anya! Thanks so much. So pleased you enjoyed reading this My parents were pretty straightforward with teaching us Dutch and they hardly used a different language. My dad only spoke Creole when he got mad haha.

Russian?! How cool is that! Ohhh thank you again. I think I only got to this level as I only focused on English. I wish I had a bigger French and Italian vocabulary though!!

By: Anya Pham

Anya Pham — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:42:39 +0000

TJ, I enjoyed this, because code switching was one of my favorite topics in my linguistics program. My parents do it all the time -- slipping English into their Vietnamese. I experienced it right after I started learning Russian -- one day, I asked my dad, ‘C’est une ?????????’ But I haven’t yet done it with English, and besides, I’m not half as good in any foreign language as you are with English.

By: TJ Lubrano

TJ Lubrano — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 11:26:16 +0000

Ah you’re right! I am not THAT familiar with Star Wars I do know a few things like the light sabers and the whole shocking “Luke, I am your father” situation…I probably know more, but this pops in mind on the early Sunday haha.

By: Dan LaFollette

Dan LaFollette — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:27:13 +0000

I think that had more to do with how familiar you are with all things Star Wars. It’s more of a nerd thing

By: TJ Lubrano

TJ Lubrano — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 22:00:25 +0000

Too funny Well, I didn’t get you when you were trying to do a mind trick with the muffins hehe.

By: Dan LaFollette

Dan LaFollette — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:10:07 +0000

I totally agree, I’m a walking idiom and TJ gets me

By: TJ Lubrano

TJ Lubrano — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:12:42 +0000

Hahah you don’t care what I say huh? Hehe. I shall ramble on!!! Spanish and German? How cool! Even though people say that German is similar to Dutch…I had a hard time learning it in high school. I was much more fluent in French. Though my French is almost non-existent now hehe.

By: Janene

Janene — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:58:43 +0000

How interesting, TJ! Such exposure to so many languages! Your family must have an affinity for them. You write English very well, I don’t care what you say! I used to be fairly fluent in Spanish and German (not at the same time) but have lost most of both. Makes me sad. I should brush up again!