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I am a language junkie. Since I was small, I've been fascinated by those strange and wonderful sounds which emanate from the mouths of strangers and mean something. Unfortunately, I am also a lazybones and a procrastinator, which means I have to have a Really Compelling Reason to get past "how do you do". I learned English because, well, it was sink-or-swim at an early age. I began learning Dutch out of my junkiedom, but the reason I've ultimately stuck with it and become passably fluent is the man I love and live with. He, his family, and his friends have been patient and helpful beyond duty. (And it hasn't hurt that his mom speaks no English.)

Sadly enough, I haven't fared as well with other languages, though I do still try. I have enough language books at home to start a small library. (And Hugo is retiring wealthy.) But there is hope!

If you, too, are a language junkie, or a native speaker wanting to exchange your perfect prose for bumbling, ill-formed phrases with the promise of improvement over time, write me!

Language Links

Languages Made Clear: offers online courses in English, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, French, German, and Esperanto.
Web-Radio: Listing of international web radio broadcasts by country.
Travlang's Translating Dictionaries: Online dictionaries among 16 languages. WARNING: this site will inundate you with unwanted advertising windows.
A Web of On-line Dictionaries: An immense catalogue of online dictionaries in over 200 languages.
A Web of On-line Grammars: An immense catalogue of online study guides for many languages. Includes links to dictionaries and other language resources, including fonts where applicable.