Comments on: 12 Common Reading Mistakes You’re Making That You Need to Stop Making if You Want to Be Thin and Pretty Like Me /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/ You don't know a language, you live it. You don't learn a language, you get used to it. Sat, 04 Jul 2020 16:09:19 +0900 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.13 By: Erik /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000057857 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 03:37:27 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000057857 Never cared for Shakespeare in school because of the language barrier. Sure it was English but it wasn’t the same English I grew up with…

]]> By: Dangph /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000040846 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:53:20 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000040846 When we read in a foreign language, it’s as if we take a hit in intelligence. It’s as if we become dumber. We could lose 20 IQ points or more. We could even become borderline retarded. In that case, yes, it is entirely appropriate to read popular books!

]]> By: Kayla Language Tips /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000040805 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:27:18 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000040805 I do want to be thin and pretty like you πŸ˜‰
Seriously though, one of the mistakes I’ve been making is avoiding books that are popular. That’s not a good strategy. It doesn’t matter whether the popular book is in fact badly written… it’s worth reading anyway.
It will probably become a pop culture reference too.

]]> By: ge0rg0 /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000032302 Sat, 01 Jun 2013 01:37:02 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000032302 RT @ajatt: “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” t.co/gBkvUZizAE

]]> By: JanasAdventures /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000032303 Fri, 31 May 2013 21:02:05 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000032303 RT @ajatt: “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.” t.co/gBkvUZizAE

]]> By: ウむε₯½γγƒΌ /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000031783 Fri, 31 May 2013 14:14:27 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000031783 “the true value of a book isn’t in the words on the page but in the thoughts and associations it sets off in your head.” This extends to pretty much every for of creative medium and has got to be one of the most, if not the most important aspect of enjoyment. You gave me the warm and fuzzies by posting that line. οΌˆζ™΄γ‚Œγ‚„γ‹η¬‘ι‘”οΌ‰

]]> By: Samurai Reading Sluts: How to Become One | Samurai Mind Online /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000030826 Tue, 28 May 2013 10:55:16 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000030826 […] over at ajatt.com has posted an excellent article called “12 Common Reading Mistakes You’re Making That You Need to Stop Making if You Want to Be…Just looking at the title and the summary jolted me into re-reading the Japanese book that has been […]

]]> By: Anon85 /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000030165 Sun, 26 May 2013 23:12:13 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000030165 Unfortunately I don’t think that it’s the language that deters people from reading the classics. Oh well.

]]> By: Livonor /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000029692 Sat, 25 May 2013 16:27:51 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000029692 the 11# totally hit my lazy butt, I receive a package from J-list with 2 dictionary-sized magazines, full of manga エッチ and stuff, and thought to myself “mannn, would’be too ζ₯γšγ‹γ—γ„ if read this in public, better do that just at home”

]]> By: Jenni /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000029598 Sat, 25 May 2013 08:55:23 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000029598 I mean update the *language*. When the language has evolved so much that most people can’t understand the original anymore, it needs to be translated into modern language. I enjoy classics very much, and have read more classics than most people my age (including Don Quixote – although translated into modern Norwegian, so I have no clue how the language in the original is in terms of ease of understanding). I just find it too slow and time-consuming to read books whose language is so old and outdated that I can’t easily understand them. I read a lot for pleasure in several languages, but I need the reading to be at a certain speed for me to take pleasure in it.

If the language was modernized a bit, more people would enjoy those books. Don’t you agree that that would be a good thing?

]]> By: Anon85 /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000029571 Sat, 25 May 2013 06:10:28 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000029571 How would you update a classic? Instead of Don Quixote riding on horseback, do you want him to drive a Ford truck? I’m not understanding why it needs to be updated. Try reading a classic and you’ll see it’s not really as difficult as many seem it to be. But I understand some people just find them boring and that’s a different matter as that is just a question of taste and what you like. But classics are definitely worth it. Oh goodness are they worth it. Some amazing books out there. And I wouldn’t want a single word “updated”.

]]> By: crazypuce /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000029216 Fri, 24 May 2013 07:14:34 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000029216 12 Common Reading Mistakes You’re Making That You Need to Stop Making if You Want to Be Thin and Pretty Like Me – t.co/rKock8gHxh

]]> By: Consunz /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000029217 Fri, 24 May 2013 00:37:54 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000029217 RT @ajatt: “At the speed we can read, the dollars per hour of entertainment ratio is practically zero.” t.co/E2xQvlCrUT #books #are …

]]> By: Jenni /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000028938 Thu, 23 May 2013 22:29:39 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000028938 There is a reason why I have near-native English ability and still haven’t read any Shakespeare. I’m not ashamed to say that the only way I would understand it would be with so much effort that I would not consider it good use of my time. I still dare to say that my English is good enough.

I think it is the same with classics in my native language. They really need to be updated for the younger generation, because language evolves and the book isn’t worth anything if no one reads it because it is too damn hard for the general population.

]]> By: jphiled /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000029218 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:11:56 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000029218 β€œIf you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” ~Derek Bok , found here: t.co/tjxZd5N7r3

]]> By: jphiled /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000029219 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:10:25 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000029219 RT @ajatt: “At the speed we can read, the dollars per hour of entertainment ratio is practically zero.” t.co/E2xQvlCrUT #books #are …

]]> By: ajatt /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000029220 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:21 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000029220 “At the speed we can read, the dollars per hour of entertainment ratio is practically zero.” t.co/E2xQvlCrUT #books #are #cheap

]]> By: 魔法少ε₯³β˜†γ‹γͺγŸγ‚“ /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000028888 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:37:26 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000028888 12? Twelve? I see 15. I’m going to not agree with this blog post in its entirety, just to be meta about it.

]]> By: Anon85 /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000028242 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:40:15 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000028242 Oh, I definitely would not recommend Dumas to a beginner! My referring to Dumas was in response to the “even NATIVE speakers find it hard to understand” because native speakers do understand it. Very easily, in fact.

]]> By: Cavesa /common-reading-mistakes-youre-making-that-you-need-to-stop-making-if-you-want-to-be-thin-and-pretty-like-me/#comment-1000027975 Wed, 22 May 2013 06:22:28 +0000 /?p=24191#comment-1000027975 Firstly, I have always wanted to tell you, Khatzumoto: Thanks a lot! This piece of the web is totally awesome. Even though I lack your dedication, I have got tons of inspiration from your articles and they have helped me with my own learning path. And I trully enjoy reading you.

This piece is one of your finest, in my opinion. Too many people are worried to be seen reading what they would like to read. And too many choose books based on prejudices of others instead of using their own brains and hearts. And choosing something you are interested in, or even passionate about, is the best way to ensure you will get through no matter the harder parts.

In response to others in the comments: I love A.Dumas and V.Hugo and I’m going to read them in French during the summer. The fact that they are available for free on Gutenberg is a nice bonus but I would even buy them or borrow them in the library if they weren’t. But when reading the translation, I did skip parts of Les Miserables. I loved the story but I hated those ten pages long descriptions of old battles and stuff like that. So the advice about skipping is not a bad one actually. It’s better to skip a page here and there than to throw the book away.

I have a trouble with number 9. I tend to find a few minutes here and there very easily but they often become the long hours I cannot afford.

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