I’ve just taken on some new obligations (because I didn’t have enough already?) that requires me to drive into Seattle several times a week. Making the best of the situation, I decided to use that driving time, and pulled out the old language CDs to see if I could bring my Italian back up from “pretty much forgotten” to “rusty AF but slightly less embarrassing.”
I may have a slight issue, however, in that a not-zero percentage of the time I find myself responding in French, not Italian (and at least once in Spanish). But at least no Portuguese, despite having to learn several phrases while writing the Devil’s West stories…
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And I may have yelled out “your verb forms are still shit!” Which probably confused the guy at the red light next to me.
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When I claim that I speak just enough French, Italian and Spanish to get into trouble, and not enough to get OUT, I’m not actually joking.
But, I persevere. And the ASL I’m also trying to learn is definitely coming in handy with Seattle traffic. Â
But, I persevere. And the ASL I’m also trying to learn is definitely coming in handy with Seattle traffic. Â
Anyone out there find yourself in similar language-straits?