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MichaelL · 11-08-2006, 10:01 AM

I really regret not taking any languages throughout my time at high school. I never really thought about learning a language until recently. I figure French would be a good one since it is similar to a couple of languages (Spanish and ? - can't think of the others atm). I would also like to learn Japanese and Chinese (Which one is the 'better', or more widely used one, cantonese or mandarin?). What is the best way to go about learning a language, those cliche cassette tapes?

At the moment I speak English and very rudimentary levels of Maori (Second language of New Zealand)

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MichaelL Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 9	I really regret not taking any languages throughout my time at high school. I never really thought about learning a language until recently. I figure French would be a good one since it is similar to a couple of languages (Spanish and ? - can't think of the others atm). I would also like to learn Japanese and Chinese (Which one is the 'better', or more widely used one, cantonese or mandarin?). What is the best way to go about learning a language, those cliche cassette tapes? At the moment I speak English and very rudimentary levels of Maori (Second language of New Zealand) Last edited by MichaelL; 11-08-2006 at 10:03 AM.