Now I'm confused. On two points. First, where did everyone get the idea
that you have to spend a training point to learn a language? Is this true
only for some langauges? It surely is not true for all of them, since I
learned Dwarvish and Gnomish without spending any training points at all. I
just listened to someone who was proficient in the language.
The second point of confusion is how two people could ever become excellent
in any language just by listening to each other speak, if neither one is
excellent to begin with. When I first started learning Dwarvish, for
example, I was being taught by a Gnome who was himself only average in it.
So my language understanding only climbed to average. No matter how much he
spoke after that, I went no higher. How could your method teach someone a
language better than you know it?
----- Original Message -----
From: <DSchm75588@...>
To: <eq_wizards@onelist.com>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 1999 8:57 PM
Subject: [eq_wizards] On possible twinking, with language info
> From: DSchm75588@...
>
> People who have high level items at low levels may not necessarily have
been
> twinked. As I was not twinked, but had many hundreds of platinum by level
> 12. There have been in the past messages posted requesting language
> assitance. Well, if someone has mastered all of the main languages in the
> game, player languages, monster languages, and most importantly the
research
> languages (Old Erudian through elder Dragon). Its amazing how well people
> will pay to become excellent in the research languages. Its really not
that
> hard to become excellent either, the most difficult thing is to find the
> languages. Just search the land, looking for someone who will train you
one
> point in the language, and then get a friend, sit by a zone. Whomever has
> learned the language begins by speaking while one sits on the ground
> listening. When you have stopped improving, stand up and zone. Then your
> friend sits down, and you speak in the language until your friend improves
> two points. Then your friend stands up and you both zone again. Repeat
the
> two point then zone process till your tired of it, or you're excellent.
This
> method will take you from awful or higher to excellent, in an hour or two.
> Enjoy. If anyone finds this info helpful, then I would appreciate a few
> alcoholic beverages! Enjoy, and good learning.
> Zaeq, Wizard and Boozer of E'ci. (Brandy above all)
>
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