Fossilization = Bad Habits

beneficii   Sun Sep 23, 2007 9:49 pm GMT
Is it the opinion of this website's authors that fossilization in language learning results from speaking too early, with shaky grammar and bad pronunciation, resulting in the development of bad habits?
Guest   Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:11 pm GMT
Yup. That is the motto of this website.
Guest   Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:10 pm GMT
<Is it the opinion of this website's authors that fossilization in language learning results from speaking too early, with shaky grammar and bad pronunciation, resulting in the development of bad habits? >

Quite a lot of fossilization results from being taught fossilized forms. A lot of members here, not the real teachers, spout fossilized forms and we soak them up.
Skippy   Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:33 am GMT
HAHAHAHAHAHA that's awful... And disgusting...

But I really did laugh out loud... Sorry, Guest.

And I don't think that's what this site's authors necessarily think...
Guest too   Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:30 am GMT
<But I really did laugh out loud... Sorry, Guest. >

Why did you laugh out loud? It's true.
beneficii   Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:17 pm GMT
Kewl. I wonder where the founders are, or Josh Lalonde?

I wonder what the founders think of fossilization then?