Me too, seems to be a lot of newcomers at the moment. A group of friends and I at school are actually getting together and learning Old Norse off the courses after school. I am the only one in this yahoo group out of my friends though. I am the one who started it all too, and I read the lessons each about three times over then I attempt to teach my friends what I have learned and I give them each a copy of the lesson we are reviewing. We have a huge whiteboard that I write out things with, and I give them notes and excersizes (in addition to the ones in the Lessons)
It is so much fun ^_^
It is hard sometimes to catch up on all these posts, I am surprised we get as many as we do (and how long they are!).
Just let it be known that I do read most of the posts, I just don't post often, for I have nothing that interesting to share anyways.. unless you want to hear the April Fools jokes I played on people, I'm so mean... ^_^;; But we best keep it Norse Related.
Tina Abbott <abbott_tina@...> wrote:
Hi, Teja.
Yes, I too am a newcomer to this course. I don't seem to have made it much past lesson one at the moment as I spend most of my time trying to keep up with all the group e-mails! I'm finding it thoroughly enjoying, though, and think that our resident experts are excellent at describing the subject. Thanks, all of you. I promise I'll try to interact more.
Tina.
Teja Johnson-Lewis <celestialmoon2light@...> wrote:
I'm very humiliated about my last e-mail, which I realize was more than a bit off-topic (as Arlie so graciously pointed out) HOWEVER, that doesn't stop the truth.THE TRUTH: the truth is that norse course is overrun by smart people! As a beginner who hasn't even made it to the eighth lesson yet, I myself feel a bit intimidated by brilliant Konrad and the rest of his linguistic pals. They are very familiar with old norse and it's messing with a lot of people's response to the course. People need to write more often to the course even if you're embarassed or feel silly. I feel silly as I type, but oh, well. I think that there are a lot of members of the course who haven't spoken up because they're afraid. I wish e-mails could express how much I am stressing this concept!!
THE PROOF: a few other people have written back, agreeing. Then, there's the e-mail that first made me realize that I'm not alone.
1.) Erin Steacy said that she was in lurkdom for most of the time.
2.) Raymond J. Lewis's hogwash comment was very off-topic, but helpful nonetheless.
3.) Glessner Robin had the same feeling.
4.) Jennifer L. Culver was on this course for months and didn't speak up since a little while ago because she thought that she'd appear ignorant of the language because everything looked so high-level.
Some people also had the advantage of knowing other languages. Raymond and myself only know English and the ON concepts are very new to us.
If you haven't written, please write! I'm willing to listen and I'm sure others are, too. It would be easier and more helpful to read old norse and questions and answers of our own level, rather than reading Konrad-type things. (I only say Konrad because he writes the most. Others write too, and they know who they are.) Please, please, write!!!
Sincerely and desperately, Teja
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