Brent Peters
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I had a long dream in Japanese last night.

It's been a long time since that happened
(at least that I consciously remember)

I've been reading lots of tweets about Japan and tweets in Japanese. My brain decided I might be living in Japan again.

It was a nice feeling

#LangSpout
#Language
04:28 PM - Feb 11, 2023
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Fumie Ichikawa
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In response to Brent Peters.
Thanks for sharing your recent dream in Japanese. I started having dreams in English a few years after I moved to the US. Now I often don’t remember which language I “spoke” in my dreams by the time I wake up????
09:12 PM - Feb 11, 2023
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Brent Peters
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In response to Fumie Ichikawa.
Yes. That also happens. I'm not sure what language I was dream-speaking.

And I have wondered if I'm really using the language or I just *feel* like I'm using it in the dream.

But, I remember searching my mind for specific vocabulary words. It's interesting.
04:25 AM - Feb 12, 2023
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Fumie Ichikawa
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In response to Brent Peters.
I do the same-what words did I hear or use in my dream-this helps. It is definitely interesting.
08:01 AM - Feb 12, 2023
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Brent Peters
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In response to Fumie Ichikawa.
I'm curious. Do you know other languages besides Japanese & English ?
05:13 PM - Feb 12, 2023
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Fumie Ichikawa
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In response to Brent Peters.
I have taken Italian and Spanish for about a year each back in college but sadly I’m only proficient in English and Japanese. How about you, Brent?
05:26 PM - Feb 12, 2023
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Brent Peters
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I've studied many to various levels.
Some I just know the script, a few words, basic grammar

Some I can read easy to intermediate

My best is Japanese, followed by Spanish.

I have forgot a lot, or it *feels* like I've forgotten.
So, I understand.
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05:35 PM - Feb 12, 2023
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Fumie Ichikawa
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In response to Brent Peters.
I almost forgot but I wanted to learn Finnish-there was only one book available in Japan back in mid 90s. I think I read a first couple of chapters…then faded. I thought about studying abroad in Finland at an English medium program but their TOEFL requirement was a bit too high for me back then.
05:39 PM - Feb 12, 2023
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Brent Peters
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In response to Fumie Ichikawa.
The 80s and 90s were a difficult time to learn languages, really.

There are so many new resources. But I feel people (especially younger) don't know how to use them, or how to sort through the garbage to find gold.

That's why I started doing this, actually.
05:43 PM - Feb 12, 2023
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Brent Peters
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In response to Fumie Ichikawa.
I never looked into Finnish until this week!

I learned it has 15 cases!! So I wanted to see.
I don't know anything about it yet, really.

I see you have spent your life between Japan and America. I'm sure that gives you interesting perspective.
05:45 PM - Feb 12, 2023
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