Captain Splendid
@captainsplendid.bsky.social
My Anki flashcards have almost always been whole sentences or phrases to remember words in context and get used to the patterns and word order etc.
It takes a bit of extra work but it really pays dividends.
I fully accept that it's not for everyone.
It takes a bit of extra work but it really pays dividends.
I fully accept that it's not for everyone.
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
My Anki flashcards have almost always been whole sentences or phrases to remember words in context and get used to the patterns and word order etc.
It takes a bit of extra work but it really pays dividends.
I fully accept that it's not for everyone.
It takes a bit of extra work but it really pays dividends.
I fully accept that it's not for everyone.
My method for new languages has generally been:
Michel Thomas (not free)/ Language Transfer (free) to learn the basic structure+ all the tenses and conjugations.
An Assimil book and accompanying audio (or app versions thereof) to build up vocab.
Homemade Anki flashcards to drill the new stuff.
Michel Thomas (not free)/ Language Transfer (free) to learn the basic structure+ all the tenses and conjugations.
An Assimil book and accompanying audio (or app versions thereof) to build up vocab.
Homemade Anki flashcards to drill the new stuff.
December 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My method for new languages has generally been:
Michel Thomas (not free)/ Language Transfer (free) to learn the basic structure+ all the tenses and conjugations.
An Assimil book and accompanying audio (or app versions thereof) to build up vocab.
Homemade Anki flashcards to drill the new stuff.
Michel Thomas (not free)/ Language Transfer (free) to learn the basic structure+ all the tenses and conjugations.
An Assimil book and accompanying audio (or app versions thereof) to build up vocab.
Homemade Anki flashcards to drill the new stuff.
Implying you were hausted earlier.
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Implying you were hausted earlier.
I don't follow sports
December 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I don't follow sports
He was very convincing as a dead man in Twin Peaks
December 4, 2025 at 1:24 AM
He was very convincing as a dead man in Twin Peaks
It probably wasn't a vanity plate but I saw one in Graz, Austria that ended in "ARDE"
Which in Spanish and Italian translates as "it burns"
Which in Spanish and Italian translates as "it burns"
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It probably wasn't a vanity plate but I saw one in Graz, Austria that ended in "ARDE"
Which in Spanish and Italian translates as "it burns"
Which in Spanish and Italian translates as "it burns"
Oh god I am so sorry
November 30, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Oh god I am so sorry
"Give it back. You are a cat."
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"Give it back. You are a cat."
If this is how we get more people into poetry, then so be it.
November 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If this is how we get more people into poetry, then so be it.
The Argentines will love you
November 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The Argentines will love you
I have fond memories of Arson Sam
(Fireman Sam played in reverse, where he drives around town setting places on fire)
youtu.be/fQO_c8KMuUg
(Fireman Sam played in reverse, where he drives around town setting places on fire)
youtu.be/fQO_c8KMuUg
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I have fond memories of Arson Sam
(Fireman Sam played in reverse, where he drives around town setting places on fire)
youtu.be/fQO_c8KMuUg
(Fireman Sam played in reverse, where he drives around town setting places on fire)
youtu.be/fQO_c8KMuUg
More like byerax
November 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
More like byerax
I instinctively read that in Strong Bad's voice
November 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I instinctively read that in Strong Bad's voice
Nah, keep going!
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Nah, keep going!
Ah, mais non, tu vois, le cessez-le-feu (déjà rompu à plusieurs fois) ne s'appliquait que à Gaza.
En Cisjordanie, on doit les laisser faire.
En Cisjordanie, on doit les laisser faire.
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Ah, mais non, tu vois, le cessez-le-feu (déjà rompu à plusieurs fois) ne s'appliquait que à Gaza.
En Cisjordanie, on doit les laisser faire.
En Cisjordanie, on doit les laisser faire.
I'm only just realising now how old DVDs are
November 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I'm only just realising now how old DVDs are
This thrills the crab
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This thrills the crab
