Languages - any one speak any novelty languages?

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Married to Night Train
Location
Salford, UK
Some years ago I studied British Sign Language, got to level 2. It's mostly fallen out of my head now, but I think with a refresher it would come back.
 

yello

back and brave
Location
France
Some years ago I studied British Sign Language

I started out doing that too. More out of interest than a need. I was fascinated by the concept of a non-linear, 3 dimensional language (the signing space) and wanted to experience it for myself.
 

flatflr

Guru
Location
Just over here
Some years ago I studied British Sign Language, got to level 2. It's mostly fallen out of my head now, but I think with a refresher it would come back.

I learnt how to sign "my hovercraft is full of eels"

Have a smattering of French and Russian and can get a beer in most of Europe ;)
 

Saluki

World class procrastinator
I have a smattering of Spanish with a Norfolk accent, my pal Liz says that I don't speak Spanish with a Norfolk accent but I really think that I do and that she is just being nice.
I can get by in Czech, especially if it involves food, beer or coffee.
 

Tim Hall

Guest
Location
Crawley
I speak Norwegian and Swedish fluently, although it's difficult if I'm speaking to Norwegians and Swedes at the same time, which I do most of the day at work.

Can get by in Danish, used to be fluent in French, and was half decent at Spanish.

Jeg snakker bare litt Norsk.

Years ago my work took me to Norway. The chief techno bod of the Norwegian Lighthouse authority (Coast Directorate) asked me if I spoke Norwegian. When I told I didn't he said it was very easy. "Even our children can learn it."
 

ayceejay

Guru
Location
Rural Quebec
Are we talking about speaking a foreign language with an accent because that is quite a novelty.
I live in Quebec and just when I think I have cracked it I go for dinner in my wife's family and at a certain point I just shut off, I don't get it.
And then I go to the shops where you occasionally have to speak to someone and I am speaking English (with an accent apparently) and nobody understands. I was after something the other day that included the word 'water' I even drew it with no recognition but then I said "wahder" and we were in. The English spoken here (as a second language is the American variety) so butter is budder.
 
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