On 06-Jun-2014, at 10:50 am, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote:
On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 8:15 AM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, in India, with rapid urbanization, I have seen this amazing
phenomenon (which I never thought about for a long time) of people who
cannot read
For some reason I did not receive John Sundman's original mail.
I'm willing to bet you're all going to experience less cognitive
decline than I will.
Not necessarily.
Lots of other factors including how much I smoke, drink, smoke pot, or
use cocaine or heroin,fail to exercise myself and my
But are we truly trilingual in India? for example, I had Sanskrit for 3
years in the Central School system, 6th-9th grade - it gave me a great base
for picking up other languages so for example, when I went to Sri Lanka and
heard Sinhalese, there were many cognates in the language I
But we don't speak or write in Sanskrit. Yes, I can read shlokas but that
is about it and not really something I do frequently. I think people who
learnt local languages became trilingual.
Sanskrit is being revived in Bangalore and exists just below the surface in
India. After
http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/neuroscience/science-bilingualism-aging-brain-01969.html
Individuals who speak two or more languages, even those who acquired the second
language in adulthood, may slow down cognitive decline from aging, according to
new research published in the Annals of
Considerably less than yours, John.
Spanish - reading, writing, speaking at high intermediate, early advanced
skill: can read most newspaper articles, understand most cinema (but have
to listen with care) and TV (although I don't really like spanish tv). Also
am aware of differences in the
On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 12:55 AM, John Sundman j...@wetmachine.com wrote:
http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/neuroscience/science-bilingualism-aging-brain-01969.html
I'd be curious to learn what languages listers know.
English (it is still kind of English, although a curious amalgam of
On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 8:04 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrot
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Tamil (my mother tongue, which I speak fluently but cannot read or write)
Yes, in India, with rapid urbanization, I have seen this amazing
phenomenon (which I never thought about for a long time) of people who
cannot
On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 10:23 AM, Radhika, Y. radhik...@gmail.com wrote:
I am with you on that one Udhay - surrounding oneself with interesting
people is key!
The only thing I'd say differently about this is...I find almost everyone
I meet interesting! Whether it is a random encounter or
On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 10:32 AM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote:
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So...it may be the odd dash of pepper, or the staple
rice-and-buttermilk...I find almost all people interesting, sometimes, even
the ones I dislike, as I try to analyse why I find them nasty. :D
The world would be a
The world would be a better place with more people like you. Thank you.
WOW! What words to read! I am deeply touched, Cheeni, thank YOU! *Wishes
this were true*
Deepa - you have just given me an idea for a blog. bless you;-)
Radhika
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“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear
and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them
with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always
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