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Ordinal Numbers…..and a tangent……

Posted on 28 February, 2011 by adminDecember 27, 2014

[ad name=”Adsense”] After opening any language book, you will see a variety of linguistic jargon.  As is often the case, big words can be used to disguise seemingly simple concepts.  If you know the big words, you can pretend that … Continue reading →

Posted in Grammar Review, Language | Tagged grammar, numbers, ordinal

The Power of Möchten

Posted on 4 February, 2011 by adminDecember 27, 2014

[ad name=”Adsense”] Möchten is a verb that you will need to draw on often when speaking German.  And it is one example of how certain aspects of the German language can save breath.  That’s right, you don’t want to be … Continue reading →

Posted in German, Language, Verbs

The Things that Come Out of Your Mouth – Modal Auxiliaries

Posted on 22 January, 2011 by adminDecember 27, 2014

[ad name=”Adsense”] I have no clue how you stumbled upon this post.  If you Googled “modal auxiliaries,” please call up a friend and discuss what might be the underlying problem.  On the off-chance that you are looking for a last-ditch … Continue reading →

Posted in Grammar Review, Language

Using Your Language Books the OCD Way – An Update

Posted on 20 January, 2011 by adminDecember 27, 2014

[ad name=”Adsense”] You might remember an earlier post touting the advantages of obsessing over a language textbook as opposed to the more human activity of reading the book.  This post was written to demonstrate how to obsessively incorporate German vocabulary … Continue reading →

Posted in German, Language, Learning Techniques

How to “nicht” forget new vocabulary…

Posted on 17 January, 2011 by adminDecember 27, 2014

[ad name=”Adsense”] It would nicht be surprising if this title insults you or seems a bit juvenile.  But, frankly, I do nicht care.  And whether I’m using this German word correctly or nicht is nicht relevant at all.  This is … Continue reading →

Posted in German, Language, Learning Techniques

Prepositions: Your Third Worst Fear

Posted on 16 January, 2011 by adminMay 28, 2018

[ad name=”Adsense”] Humanity shares three common fears…  First, we all worry that there are monsters in particular places, whether this is under a bed, in a closet, or in the crisper of the refrigerator.  Secondly, we all dread seeing another … Continue reading →

Posted in German, Grammar Review, Grammatical Cases, Language, Prepositions

Accusative Case

Posted on 24 December, 2010 by adminDecember 27, 2014

[ad name=”Adsense”] This being the first post about grammatical cases, here is a brief intro….  Grammatical cases can initially seem like intimidating linguistic gunk for native English speakers or those with a background solely in the Romance languages.  One of … Continue reading →

Posted in Grammar Review, Grammatical Cases, Language

Using Your Language Books the OCD Way

Posted on 7 November, 2010 by adminDecember 27, 2014

[ad name=”Adsense”] If you’ve browsed through some of our language posts, you will have noticed some tips on how to begin memorizing and absorbing information about a new language.  Somewhere in this mess of organized clutter, there is a post … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, Learning Techniques

Sprechen leicht gemacht?

Posted on 11 October, 2010 by adminDecember 27, 2014

[ad name=”Adsense”] Sprechen leicht gemacht is the title of a prominent section of the book I’ve been trying to sell you on a few of these blog posts, namely German: A Self-Teaching Guide (Second Edition).  If you do not own … Continue reading →

Posted in German

German Verbs: A Beginning

Posted on 5 October, 2010 by adminDecember 27, 2014

[ad name=”Adsense”] If you have been browsing the “Organized Clutter” section of this website, I must first advise you to seriously consider if there is something more productive that you could be doing.  But you probably noticed that we are … Continue reading →

Posted in German, Language, Learning Techniques, Verbs

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