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If I had my time again, I would do the science of language. "Fluent" imo is when a word or group of words comes to the notice of your brain and somehow alters your state of mind with understanding. I've been having a go at learning German for a few years (doulingo streak 2000+) and there are very few words that instantly convey meaning in the way of their English equivalent. Most words are translated first.

One facet of German is that quite often you have to hear or read a complete sentence/phrase before you can understand it, eg "That is the man, who the golf match won". In English we often understand (or think we do) a sentence before it finishes, leading to interruptions and faster paced discussions. Does that all affect the way people think and behave?

FFS! That's in English and I'm struggling with it.

If you suddenly found you had Rory's swing, what would you do with it?

Get a caddy that could read putts

Seriously though, I wonder how long it would take you to really monetise it.

If you suddenly found you had Rory's swing, what would you do with it?

Get a caddy that could read putts

If I had my time again, I would do the science of language. "Fluent" imo is when a word or group of words comes to the notice of your brain and somehow alters your state of mind with understanding. I've been having a go at learning German for a few years (doulingo streak 2000+) and there are very few words that instantly convey meaning in the way of their English equivalent. Most words are translated first.

One facet of German is that quite often you have to hear or read a complete sentence/phrase before you can understand it, eg "That is the man, who the golf match won". In English we often understand (or think we do) a sentence before it finishes, leading to interruptions and faster paced discussions. Does that all affect the way people think and behave?

If you suddenly found you had Rory's swing, what would you do with it?

Given the choice, would you:

A- Be able to identify all the birds and trees in the UK?

B- Speak fluent Spanish?

If you've only one wish left, use it to ask the genie for another three, then you an get all both the above and Rory McIlroy's golf swing.

Have to agree on the weight loss. That, and taking a bit of regular exercise are probably the two most beneficial things you can do.

Massive feel- good factor too.

No, no forgetting involved so enjoy your bird knowledge and kudos for being interested enough to accumulate it in the first place.

Trees are meh? How very dare you.

Given the choice, would you:

A- Be able to identify all the birds and trees in the UK?

B- Speak fluent Spanish?

I can recognise most birds and have bird up, and trees are a bit meh.  I am not sure I'd use fluent Spanish much, but doing so will be a step change, so that.  If I have to forget all I already know about birds, it would be a different answer.

One on my mates, ( I use the term loosely) professes to be technophobe but posts pictures of everything he eats on our WhatsApp group.

He posted a picture of some crispy bacon and another mate remarked that lt looked good, but he hadn't eaten any for 20 years. When I asked why he said it was carcinogenic.

Now every morning I have two eggs on toast with two slices of thinly sliced processed ham cooked until crispy in the microwave. I've been doing that for perhaps the past 5 years. So I asked Google:

How much would my rates of cancer increase by eating two slices of bacon everyday for 10 years?

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Considering the probable damage already done, the small increase in risk, and the amount of time someone my age has left, do you think I'm good to carry on?

PS- Decision already made, just interested to know what you think.

So if you eat "bacon", you have a 1% increased risk of dying.  But you'll already have accumulated much of that?  So increased risk of dying through eating bacon is about 1/500 for you?  Would just crack on. 

This assumes that it is only the bowel cancer that matters.  Would be other risks through heart disease and other cancers.  Think would just enjoy what you do.  Can recommend losing a few pounds as it has been great for me, but bacon isn't even high calorie.