Language Classes, 11/08

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Hello.

Today is a test day for Languages of Europe and Cat students alike. Both tests will consist of a short vocabulary portion, a translation, and a five-minute dialogue with me in the appropriate tongue. For Languages of Europe, that means Spanish; for Cat, the translation will be based on the video now cued up in the VCR.

Please let me know if you have questions.

[OOC: Slowplay on this. Post that you handed in the written test and how well you did and that you're approaching Dream for the dialogue. I know a tiny bit of Spanish and Babelfish is my friend, so if you want to actually hold the conversation in Spanish, I can do that, though there's no penalty if you just choose to use the //slashes of speaking another language//. Finally -- anyone who does not complete a midterm dialogue within the next week will be given detention.]

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Re: Languages of Europe, 11/08

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Dream is slightly startled by the paranoid young man's bluntness.

//Why do you say that?//

Re: Languages of Europe, 11/08

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6 arches an eyebrow.

//Why do you think? I have no doubt at least one of those questions was a subtle marker for our captors to separate the wheat from the chaff and let them know who is a good little prisoner and who will give them trouble. I hope they like my answers.//

Re: Languages of Europe, 11/08

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Dream looks at the little cheat sheet of questions he has on his desk and sighs. Somehow, "what other classes do you have?" and "where are you from?" aren't quite appropriate.

No matter, he can improvise.

//Your vocabulary is excellent, Mr. Six.

I assure you, the .... captors did not influence the design of the test.//

Re: Languages of Europe, 11/08

[defiantlyyours.livejournal.com]

//I study hard. For my purposes, not yours.

Your assurances are hollow.// No soy un numero, soy un hombre libre!

Re: Languages of Europe, 11/08

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//Is any man ever really free?// Dream asks, then immediately wishes he hadn't.

He tries to get the conversation back on track.

//I meant to ask ... what other classes do you take?//

Re: Languages of Europe, 11/08

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//Freedom isn't an idea discussion. We must be free, or we have failed.//

6 peers at him cautiously. //Why do you want to know?//

Re: Languages of Europe, 11/08

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//It is a question to test your Spanish vocabulary, Mr. Six. Nothing more.

I suppose you may take your seat, unless you have a question for me.//