Message from @MasonDixon

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2018-02-24 15:46:51 UTC  

@Deleted User Yes, Duolingo is fantastic.

2018-02-24 15:48:01 UTC  

Duolingo is good.

2018-02-24 15:54:49 UTC  

I enjoyed Duolingo it worked reasonably well for what it was.

2018-02-24 16:45:46 UTC  

my sister is a langage teacher and she's recommended Duolingo

2018-02-24 16:46:28 UTC  

I've also been learning Gaelic simply by memorizing songs and poems, but it doesn't necessarily work well for conversing

2018-02-24 18:20:48 UTC  

I taught myself Dutch using duolingo. Excellent app if you're on a budget.

2018-02-24 18:28:45 UTC  

@Aleis⊕ccidentalis That's so interesting! Why Gaelic?

2018-02-24 18:37:01 UTC  

@SamanthaM Mostly because I'm fascinated by the way the language is used in their folk/trad music. A few years ago I started to immerse myself in Irish & Scottish history, and that's actually what initially caused me to take an interest in ethno-nationalism.

2018-02-24 20:07:24 UTC  

@Aleis⊕ccidentalis This is seriously awesome! It would be great if you could post more stuff like this in our new music channel 😃

2018-02-24 22:24:16 UTC  

I do use Duolingo, but it will absolutely *not* teach you the entire language

2018-02-24 22:25:39 UTC  

Don't get me wrong, I would totally recommend it, but you also need other resources

2018-02-25 01:28:56 UTC  

@Aleis⊕ccidentalis id love to learn Gaelic

2018-02-25 01:47:09 UTC  

@SuperTomPerry -RI It's difficult, I think, because it's not very similar to other Indo-European languages. Personally, I doubt Gaelic will ever be revived as a national language, but it will survive through music, poetry, lore, etc. It certainly is beautiful.

2018-02-25 01:48:29 UTC  

Thomas Jefferson studied Gaelic

2018-02-25 01:48:44 UTC  

He never achieved much proficiency with it, however

2018-02-25 01:49:47 UTC  

that's super interesting...I wonder why he had an interest in Gaelic?

2018-02-25 01:50:16 UTC  

He's probably my favorite U.S. president, now I've got another reason to like him

2018-02-25 01:53:05 UTC  

Oh yeah he was by far the most multi-lingual President we’ve ever had

2018-02-25 01:53:20 UTC  

He could speak English, Latin, French, and Italian

2018-02-25 01:53:29 UTC  

He could read Spanish and Greek

2018-02-25 01:53:49 UTC  

And he dabbled in Gaelic, Welsh, and Arabic

2018-02-25 01:54:46 UTC  

I'm looking into it now...apparently he was inspired by the novel "Ossian" by James McPherson, which is based on ancient Irish and Scottish lore

2018-02-25 01:55:27 UTC  

Ossian was also a favorite book of Napolean and many other notable figures...it's one I've been meaning to read for awhile

2018-03-02 00:47:37 UTC  

Giving these away. Anyone interested?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/393250854246940692/418932357085528065/IMG_20180301_194453.jpg

2018-03-02 01:48:21 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/393250854246940692/418947642853294131/IMG_20180301_201439.jpg

2018-03-25 16:08:39 UTC  

@SamanthaM Yes! I'll shoot you a DM