tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989045.post112684142727066408..comments2023-06-19T04:50:41.049-04:00Comments on little language lover: Pommes et étudiantsSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03560264745568041764noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989045.post-1126931269993642612005-09-17T00:27:00.000-04:002005-09-17T00:27:00.000-04:00Thanks, everyone. I appreciate your comments.Thanks, everyone. I appreciate your comments.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03560264745568041764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989045.post-1126899072576314892005-09-16T15:31:00.000-04:002005-09-16T15:31:00.000-04:00I'm certainly no expert, but I have heard stories ...I'm certainly no expert, but I have heard stories from my colleagues who work with Amerindian language groups of just that sort of thing--long pauses between responses, and long periods of sitting in silence.Thainamuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703711227603939227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989045.post-1126898131699310652005-09-16T15:15:00.000-04:002005-09-16T15:15:00.000-04:00In some situations, I am extremely difficult to co...In some situations, I am extremely difficult to coax into a discussion. When I do speak, I speak slowly, quietly, and tentatively.<BR/><BR/>In other situations, I speak up frequently, rapidly, and authoritatively. This ability came to me recently; a few years ago, I expected never to be able to carry on any kind of public discussion at all.<BR/><BR/>The answer is "both."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989045.post-1126849899116633712005-09-16T01:51:00.000-04:002005-09-16T01:51:00.000-04:00Hmm...sounds like an interesting way of doing thin...Hmm...sounds like an interesting way of doing things...I like it.<BR/><BR/>I would have to answer "both" to your last question. It's the whole nature v. nurture argument. You also must remember that personality can change...perhaps not from introvertedness to extrovertedness completely, but personalities do develop (if I'm not mistaken), guided mainly by the their environment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989045.post-1126843138565340712005-09-15T23:58:00.000-04:002005-09-15T23:58:00.000-04:00I think it depends on both, AND on who or what is ...I think it depends on both, AND on who or what is in the immediate vicinity. <BR/><BR/>If one is surrounded by "know-it-all's," there may not be the opportunity to speak. If one is surrounded by people one deems more wise than oneself, there may not be the desire to speak.<BR/><BR/>(this having to speak without "you" is a killer....)<BR/><BR/>Also, it really helps to have a big mouth :-DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com