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This makes me look forward to my (potential) year in Russia beginning in the fall with very little Russian. ;-)[/quote]

That was really directed at someone who was just going to "go" -- without a...

The fact that you have to list the continent after it should reenforce that point. :wink:



Valid points. I think that you are talking about the difference in having a "working knowledge" of a...

If your tongue is shining, then you've got bigger problems than being a mute... :lol: Do we need to throw in a "do not drink the toxic sludge" disclaimer?

Er, yeah. Don't just go to Russia without a year or two of language. You will die. A slow, horrible death. I exaggerate, but only a little bit...

Probably, considering how much English is derived from German...I still think you're going about this all wrong. Don't learn a language because you're lazy. Learn it because you want to.

Spanish is as easy as it gets for English speakers. Russian isn't easy, but it's not impossible by any means. If you want to learn the language for practical reasons, because you like Slavic...