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30/9/17 14:15 I know my Russian mail server is probably just trying to make my mailbox more secure. But when after my move to Finland it started demanding that I enter a four-letter proof that I'm not a robot every time I accessed it, that was annoying enough. A few days ago the proof expanded to seven letters! That made me reconsider using the website, so I studied the available options for a less official mail which I could use to receive most of my social media letters.
I chose luukku.com, registered there and started tying my accounts to it - only to discover it doesn't read cyrillic letters! In other words, now the mail I get from livejournal or other Russian websites is going to look like links drowned in a sea of question marks.
Tying my Russian accounts to another Russian box now, but that was a major disappointment. I'd been hoping to shift to more international server options. Hadn't even considered a possibility of such a problem...
I chose luukku.com, registered there and started tying my accounts to it - only to discover it doesn't read cyrillic letters! In other words, now the mail I get from livejournal or other Russian websites is going to look like links drowned in a sea of question marks.
Tying my Russian accounts to another Russian box now, but that was a major disappointment. I'd been hoping to shift to more international server options. Hadn't even considered a possibility of such a problem...
For the first few days of studying Italian on Duolingo, it seemed like all the words and forms just slipped out of the brain the next moment after I'd heard, read, typed and repeated them - just like sand through fingers. Then, however, I noticed to my surprise that I remembered some of them- and could even cautiously formulate something of my own (strictly within the limitations of those most basic things, though).
This way of learning a language is totally new to me - it has always been with a textbook before. Duolingo is convenient for someone who doesn't have much time, and it is fun - but, on the other hand, unnerving, because I'm used to learning grammar and pronunciation more systematically.
I've looked at some textbooks, too, at TAMK library - but haven't borrowed anything yet. I want to try pure Duolingo till the end of August, see where it gets me with 20 minutes a day.
Although there is one other thing that I don't like there - I'm used to write when learning a language, not type. Typing makes it all feel even more fragile.
This way of learning a language is totally new to me - it has always been with a textbook before. Duolingo is convenient for someone who doesn't have much time, and it is fun - but, on the other hand, unnerving, because I'm used to learning grammar and pronunciation more systematically.
I've looked at some textbooks, too, at TAMK library - but haven't borrowed anything yet. I want to try pure Duolingo till the end of August, see where it gets me with 20 minutes a day.
Although there is one other thing that I don't like there - I'm used to write when learning a language, not type. Typing makes it all feel even more fragile.
