Hyperpolyglot answering comments from September to December 2011

In this video I look at the comments I got since I last replied to people in written form on YouTube. I hope this is a useful way of answering questions and getting back to everyone who kindly wrote in with a question for me. Do let me know if you like this way of interaction and visit me on SpeakingFluently.com and like my Facebook page SpeakingFluently.

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[qzchris]

I hope it isn't too ironic posting a comment question to this video, but I was wondering where you got your username Torbyrne from? It sounds quite unique, and I can't even place what language it is.

[Torbyrne]

@qzchris You know, torbyrne is a name I made up as a kid.  I am not sure how I came up with it tbh, but soon after I came across the mineral torbernite and it stuck because I liked minerals a lot at that point. :)

[sprachbegeistert]

That's an excellent way of responding to comments and questions. I really enjoyed this video.

[thelinguistblogger]

This was a neat way to respond.

[PaulSLambeth]

@xalesd2 I'm learning Hindi and I find it hard to distinguish the dental and non-dentals (forgot the word for that) when listening but not when speaking. The aspiration is no problem though.

[alkantre]

Estus tre interese se vi fluigxus en "morta" lingvo kiel la latina (konkurenci vi povus kun Terence Tunberg) aux en lingvo kia la araba aux persa

[alkantre]

Dankon pro la parto en Esperanto!

[elspacecowboy]

Excellent! Well I would like to tell you something in the languages I know (at least a little): você fala legal! Está ótimo! se você fala com outro sotaque isso é sua decisão, eu por exemplo quero aprender a falar com sotaque do Rio, porque algumas amizades moram lá, mas certas pessoas no mesmo Brasil não gostam de sotaque carioca, pois sabe uma coisa?não me importo! kkkkkk Parabéns!

[xalesd2]

pronunciation-wise it's really a lot harder than Dutch to master. Can you imagine four ways of saying "t" and "d"?

[xalesd2]

Er is iets speciaals aan Nederlands. Iedereen die ik ken en wie deze taal heeft geleerd zegt dat voor hun is het een van de belangrijkste talen. De bijzondere, een beetje kosmisch-klinkende (:D) uitspraak is een van de belangrijkste redenen denk ik. Ik ken alleen Pools, Engels, Nederlands en Spaans, maar ik kijk er naar uit om meer talen te leren. Of course I'm not a native in Dutch, but who cares :P Take care man, you rule. I'd love to hear you speak Hindi one day, (look up for the next part)