How many english/foreigned books have you read in your entire life ?

Sondage - How much english/foreigned books have you read in your entire life ?

0 (I don't understand the question or I never tried)
5% - 16
1 (I tried but... not for me/too hard)
10% - 29
2
6% - 19
3
5% - 16
4
4% - 12
5
3% - 11
6-10 (included)
11% - 33
11-20
13% - 37
21-30
5% - 15
31... and beyond ! (c) Buzz
32% - 92

Total : 280

 

  • baba

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    #1 02 Août 2010 20:49:12

    A very very exciting poll to see (?) if livraddictians are brave :D

    I hope there are no mistakes in my sentences...

    And I vote for... 2 completed books ! last HP and last Dan Brown !

    Dernière modification par baba (02 Août 2010 20:50:37)

  • tam

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    #2 02 Août 2010 20:51:25

    Nice!
    i've read only the 4 twilights in english but i have dead until dark in english too (i didn't read it yet!)^^
    what about you? You ask others but don't tell us about yoursel :p

  • baba

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    #3 02 Août 2010 20:53:03

    In fact, during the time you're writing your post, I edited mine ^^

  • Caro Bleue Violette

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    #4 02 Août 2010 20:55:36

    Thirty-one and beyond as far as I'm concerned :P

  • surchatm

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    #5 02 Août 2010 20:56:56

    I tried The picture of Dorian Gray but the grammar is too complex for me.. I can read and understand quite well but it takes me YEARS to finish a book =)

    Dernière modification par surchatm (02 Août 2010 20:57:21)

  • tam

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    #6 02 Août 2010 20:57:08

    Haha 'kay! That's a good beginning ... ^^ Are you planning reading others? Or was it unpleasant?
    Personnally i prefer read in english when it's possible, now that i've tasted it... I "feel" the original text more than the translated one, it's more authentic and sometimes (often) you can not translate exactly the sens of the text (particularly when there is 2 senses possible, it's hard to translate the exact expression from a language to another!).

  • Mallou

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    #7 02 Août 2010 21:00:35

    I try to read Twilight but i don't have the time at the moment, so i let it down (Also for HP 5 a few years ago)

    (my english is good ?)

  • Sita

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    #8 02 Août 2010 21:03:43

    This is 31 and beyond for me too. It would be hard to tell exactly how much books I read. I started with the 5th or 6th Harry Potter book because I wanted to read it so hard, and read more and more in english ever since.
    (Unfortunately, it improved my comprehension a lot, but my writing is still kind of poor, I have to practice harder!)

    And I won't stop, books are cheaper in english =D

  • Miss Spooky Muffin

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    #9 02 Août 2010 21:05:13

    If you asked that a couple of years before, I would probably have counted less than 10. Today, half of my bookshelf is full of English books, and I don't even fear what might be waiting for me before I buy a new one - although I do still get burned once in a while by a dramatically boring/pompous book that makes me want to rip my eyeballs out of their sockets :D But hey, that's life, and like Tam I think you feel more the story when you know it's the author's own words. I do admire translators but still, one can only do so much.

  • SebCargis

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    #10 02 Août 2010 21:08:08

    More than 21 for me ... But probably less 30 (though not by much, I think). But it's only a matter of time ;)