Comments on: Are you a specialist or a dilettante?

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Travel Videos — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:00:57 +0000

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The Indie Explorer — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:12:54 +0000

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You stopped playing the piano for FOUR years because of this?

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By: Richard X. Thripp

Richard X. Thripp — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:37:11 +0000

Thanks Earlobe Repair! It’s all about doing what you enjoy…

By: Philadelphia Earlobe Repair

Philadelphia Earlobe Repair — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:23:12 +0000

I guess there’s nothing wrong for being a dilettante. It’s your way of being with respect to your passion or inclination to something. It doesn’t mean that you are less professional when your are dilettante. Being true to one’s passion is something more than being professional in every field as it express more of your freedom, and just to be true to yourself. you can’t be great in everything at the same time.

I was entertained with this post. While you consider yourself a dilettante, pretty well that I consider you a professional writer. This is a job best done! Keep it up!

By: Richard X. Thripp

Richard X. Thripp — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:27:57 +0000

Wow, your blog is “Spanish Dilettante,” which is very relevant! I’m sure you’re right. In English we often put the adjective first, i.e. “red house,” while in Spanish I think it would be “house red” (casa rojo or something). Most people wouldn’t think about that unless they studied other languages. But not everything can be done in school… some things are better researched on Wikipedia or YouTube on your own time.

By: Spanish Dilettante

Spanish Dilettante — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:38:57 +0000

Interesting piece. Your dedication to the English language is commendable. And I think you’re right that there are many students out there who need a stronger foundation in their native or first language before trying to branch out into a second one. (The misuse of “literally” also drives me crazy!) However, I can also say that nothing has taught me more about English grammar and usage than learning foreign languages. Often our native language is so familiar to us that we don’t think critically about it. For some like me, only when we have something to contrast it with (inflection, idioms, cognates, preposition usage, etc. in a language that varies from our own) do we truly understand things as basic as tense, direct vs. indirect objects, and so on. But perhaps, as Ursula suggests, this training should start well before high school. Thanks for the great read! SD