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capt. mike
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we watched Destinos on video in my comm college conversational Spanish 101 for adults - continuing education program.
it is a great teaching aid as you infer what you can't understand to fill in the blanks.
also a trick i learned - when you rent DVDs they all have a Spanish track or subtitles - so watch it in English, then watch it in spanish - free
lesson! if
it is an R movie you get all the idiomatic blue lingo too.
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That is an excellent recommendation. My problem with Rosetta Stone is the price. If you're going to buy it, look for used copies. Buying it new retail
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Absolute bulllchit unless cost saving is your objective rather than language assimilation.
If one wants to learn a language, that objective should be the first and foremost consideration. Not cost.
What do you want? To be be frugal or multi-lingual?
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These people spend millions on advertising, yet once their program was completed, the discs were there to use. They are trying to rely on some sort of
artificial aura by citing the pentagon, Etc. The program is good. But, that does not mean they have an unfettered ability to gouge the consumer. Plus,
any Rosetta Stone purchaser who has been successful in learning the language has the ability to resell their discs thereby reducing the costs to them.
I look at it like old DVDs. Just how many times are you going to watch American Pie?
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Woooosh
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I liked the video portions of Rosetta Stone- but got lost in the grammar workbooks.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | | Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
These people spend millions on advertising, yet once their program was completed, the discs were there to use. |
There's more to the program than discs. Text and workbooks.
| Quote: | | They are trying to rely on some sort of artificial aura by citing the pentagon, Etc. |
Shame on them for advertising their product. Should be free?
| Quote: | | The program is good. But, that does not mean they have an unfettered ability to gouge the consumer. |
Show just one instance of price gouging. You can't.
| Quote: | | Plus, any Rosetta Stone purchaser who has been successful in learning the language has the ability to resell their discs thereby reducing the costs
to them. |
The printed material is still there to be dealt with.
What's more important to deal with is your sense of ethics. You feel it's ethical to take property, copy it and dispose of it like it's yours. Is
this an acceptable practice in your opinion? Is plaigerism your method of development and commerce?
Very Chinese..isn't it. I guess it beats going to school and developing self reliance and creative thought. Let others do that for you.
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CortezBlue
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Yes, I bought Rosettastone and like it. It is so easy a 5 year old could learn spanish. It is also very inteligent. If you miss any of the words or
pronunciations. the program will rework this missed items back into the program.
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Tano
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Ahhhh, the American way: take a pill, solve a problem. Want to learn a language, get a course.
I came to the States as an adult and did not speak any English. Eventually, I became a certified interpreter, and today I can retire without even
having reached retirement age—and it wasn’t even work.
On learning a language as an adult: First, you have to get it in your head that it is much like learning to play a musical instrument. You need
dedication and patience. There are absolutely no shortcuts. The human brain does work that way. Spanish needs lots of assimilation because, unlike
English, its grammar is somewhat convoluted. Luckily, pronunciation is much easier inasmuch as all the sounds you need already exist in English.
Today, with the number of Spanish channels, you have an easy way to assimilate the language, particularly the brand of Spanish you want to learn. And
with the advantage of computers to process digital sound, you can manage to design a learning system of your own. That’s how I did it. My girlfriend,
who was born and raised here, still doesn’t believe it.
Don’t waste your money on empty promises, self-serving commercialism and hype. Use TV to make it bearable and a computer for repetition to help
assimilation.
BTW, Destinos can be confusing as heck, as she speaks with a Mexican accent and he with an Argentinian one, which is more than an accent. it is full
of variations in the way you address people, something you do not need in Mexico.
Dedicación y paciencia. Remember that.
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woody with a view
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i've been in trouble with the law since my early days.... maybe Jbo works for rosetta and is trolling on this site. i doubt it, tho! either way the
kids win. you don't like it? kiss me where i poop!
trading a commodity for a donation to a 3rd party seems equitable to me....
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Jaybo
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LOL! No, not a troll! I just need to get a grasp of the language and make my travels down there a bit simpler, and help out on my job.
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
i've been in trouble with the law since my early days.... maybe Jbo works for rosetta and is trolling on this site. i doubt it, tho! either way the
kids win. you don't like it? kiss me where i poop!
trading a commodity for a donation to a 3rd party seems equitable to me.... |
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JaraHurd
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the cost? worth it
I bought all three levels of R.S. and it was pricey..and well worth it. I have spent too much money on various programs throughout the years and R.S.
is superior to them all. Like mentioned above I also watch Spanish tv (El Ticketero!) and use it at work. In this case, you get what you pay for....
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
kiss me where i poop!
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 Can anybody say it better than that?
I may need to borrow that one of these days, Woody. Hope you don't mind. 
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The Gull
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Debra
Scorpimom......didn't know there was a Latin version, Thanks! |
Who speaks Latin anymore?
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
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The Gull
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Tano
Ahhhh, the American way: take a pill, solve a problem. |
Classic generalization - true, but still a generalization.
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
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Jaybo
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You mean I can take a pill and learn the language? I'm in!
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by woody in ob
kiss me where i poop!
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Can anybody say it better than that?
I may need to borrow that one of these days, Woody. Hope you don't mind. |
use it like it was yours Dennis. i'm sure you won't wear it out!  !
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[Edited on 12-31-2009 by woody in ob]
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Of course, the other option nobody here has mentioned is to get a Mexican girlfriend or wife. Every time you screw up you will get a Spanish lesson
you will never forget! 
I can say this as it happens to be my situation. Heck, after this post I think there is another Spanish lesson in my very near future!
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JaraHurd
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Bugman..great point!! I did that too...it helps a lot as well!!
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The Gull
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I had one of each and neither spoke Spanish. Might have been a bad lot.
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English doesn't have a rolled rr, or an interchangable b and v.
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Oh! Wow!
I went out with Rosetta Oonly One Time and had an Experience that you would not Beleive!!!
Skeet/Loreto
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bugman
Of course, the other option nobody here has mentioned is to get a Mexican girlfriend or wife. Every time you screw up you will get a Spanish lesson
you will never forget!
I can say this as it happens to be my situation. Heck, after this post I think there is another Spanish lesson in my very near future!
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