tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088717.post6748048011668978446..comments2023-10-18T02:03:42.145-07:00Comments on LEARNING TO LIVE FREE: Parlez-vous Suomi?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088717.post-40385391743331936982005-01-20T16:49:00.002-08:002005-01-20T16:49:00.002-08:00I wish I could help you, dear, but even though Fin...I wish I could help you, dear, but even though Finnish was my first language I have lost so much of it...<br>Maybe Theoforos can translate it for you; he's obviously got an amazing gift for language.exoalchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12195180245552127271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088717.post-90564485871889019732005-01-20T16:49:00.001-08:002005-01-20T16:49:00.001-08:00Oh, would that be an interesting book to read. Do...Oh, would that be an interesting book to read. <br><br>Do you have a private e-mail free2bme? I have some comments but would prefer not to post them here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088717.post-88294848505454522402005-01-21T07:37:00.000-08:002005-01-21T07:37:00.000-08:00I appreciate your trust in my skills, but I'm ...I appreciate your trust in my skills, but I'm afraid it would be too time-consuming to do the translation. I think the best way would probably be to put pressure on the author and try to get him interested in having it published in English. Or if wou want, you can of course take a flash course in Swedish/Finnish. Not a bad alternative either, considering that you would probably be able to enjoy also many other books/conversations/web sites etc thanks to your new language skills. :)<br><br>So you've been corresponding with Bengt Pohjanen? Maybe I should do the same. We've been wondering here why and how he, a former Laestadian, ended up as an Orthodox priest. Would be interesting to know...<br><br>TheoforosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088717.post-71125327117379144792005-01-21T16:54:00.000-08:002005-01-21T16:54:00.000-08:00Of the two, I would recommend Swedish. It's e...Of the two, I would recommend Swedish. It's easier and some Swedish words are identical or nearly to their English counterparts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com