Ric Barnes
@ricbarnes.bsky.social
Software engineer, YouTuber, language learner, occasional surfer and pianist
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I recommend learning curses in other languages. They're all more creative than English and it's empowering to strike someone to their core by shit talking someone in their native language.
January 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I recommend learning curses in other languages. They're all more creative than English and it's empowering to strike someone to their core by shit talking someone in their native language.
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January 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
New year, new Lock Screen background image
We’ve got to give it to them - the streak is an effective hook!
I like the idea of keeping a streak, but not necessarily through Duolingo - on the days when you can’t be bothered, try a different method - listen to a song in the language you’re learning or something!
I like the idea of keeping a streak, but not necessarily through Duolingo - on the days when you can’t be bothered, try a different method - listen to a song in the language you’re learning or something!
I’m consciously uncoupling from my Duolingo streak… I WILL BE A SLAVE TO IT NO LONGER.
December 17, 2024 at 9:39 PM
We’ve got to give it to them - the streak is an effective hook!
I like the idea of keeping a streak, but not necessarily through Duolingo - on the days when you can’t be bothered, try a different method - listen to a song in the language you’re learning or something!
I like the idea of keeping a streak, but not necessarily through Duolingo - on the days when you can’t be bothered, try a different method - listen to a song in the language you’re learning or something!
So true! Since learning Italian, the language has unlocked so much music for me.
Just this year I enjoyed a Funky Italo Disco phase 🕺
Just this year I enjoyed a Funky Italo Disco phase 🕺
December 14, 2024 at 11:02 PM
So true! Since learning Italian, the language has unlocked so much music for me.
Just this year I enjoyed a Funky Italo Disco phase 🕺
Just this year I enjoyed a Funky Italo Disco phase 🕺
So learning a language keeps your mind sharp? 🧠
"Given that
implicit language learning mechanisms are shown to be preserved over the lifespan, the present
data provide crucial support for the assumptions underlying claims that language learning
interventions in older age ..."
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implicit language learning mechanisms are shown to be preserved over the lifespan, the present
data provide crucial support for the assumptions underlying claims that language learning
interventions in older age ..."
scholar.google.com/scholar_url?...
scholar.google.com
December 14, 2024 at 10:58 PM
So learning a language keeps your mind sharp? 🧠
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Learning a new language? New research suggests how to improve more quickly www.skeptophilia.com/2024/12/talk...
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December 7, 2024 at 11:26 AM
Learning a new language? New research suggests how to improve more quickly www.skeptophilia.com/2024/12/talk...
Santa clearly didn’t get the wind warning due to storm Darragh in the U.K.
December 7, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Santa clearly didn’t get the wind warning due to storm Darragh in the U.K.
I spent a month making a YouTube video, yet there is no guarantee it will perform better than a video I spent just a week making.
The key, therefore, is to ensure you ENJOY the creative process, so the amount of time you spend working doesn’t impact how much fulfilment you get from your creation 🎨
The key, therefore, is to ensure you ENJOY the creative process, so the amount of time you spend working doesn’t impact how much fulfilment you get from your creation 🎨
December 2, 2024 at 6:49 PM
I spent a month making a YouTube video, yet there is no guarantee it will perform better than a video I spent just a week making.
The key, therefore, is to ensure you ENJOY the creative process, so the amount of time you spend working doesn’t impact how much fulfilment you get from your creation 🎨
The key, therefore, is to ensure you ENJOY the creative process, so the amount of time you spend working doesn’t impact how much fulfilment you get from your creation 🎨
Going abroad is always an opportunity to assess what level your #language skills are. My recent trip to Sardinia proved to me that I am NOT yet B2! But I have a plan to get there 💪
youtu.be/5AbujMPvcxQ
youtu.be/5AbujMPvcxQ
B2 Level (Upper Intermediate): Speak a Language Without Effort
YouTube video by Ric Barnes
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December 1, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Going abroad is always an opportunity to assess what level your #language skills are. My recent trip to Sardinia proved to me that I am NOT yet B2! But I have a plan to get there 💪
youtu.be/5AbujMPvcxQ
youtu.be/5AbujMPvcxQ