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Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> writes:

> I try to keep in shape by reading books in languages I'm not using.  Or
> converse with people about programming languages I don't use anymore,
> such as Pascal.
>
> I've managed to keep my French more or less intact, but could use a
> brush up on Danish, and of course German as I said.  I'm sure I'll
> find something to inspire me to keep practicing German.  After all,
> I'm struggling to read Asterisk and Obelisk in Latin.
>
>
> Best wishes, and happy language studies in comp.lang.lisp!


Have you tried shortwave radio? You'll get all kinds of people talking
different languages; not to mention it is rather entertaining.