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    The best way to learn a foreign language, short of living in that country

    I think it depends on how much/fast you want to learn, to be honest. You can't beat immersion for quickly getting to grips with a language, and there's some good suggestions about that already. If you want to understand how those languages work rather than simply using them, your best bet is...
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    Your favorite song by a band that wasn't a hit?

    Waiting for the beat to kick in by Dan le sac vs. Scroobius pip. Sounds made up, amazing though.
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    KOTOR or Mass Effect?

    If I had to play one or the other right now, I'd go with KOTOR, but they're both amazing games, you can't go far wrong with either. The most noticeable difference to me was that ME has more optional quests but suffers in terms of focus for the same reason: After the first areas in both games, ME...
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    If you could cast one spell what would it be?

    Seeing as Time Stop and Levitate are taken, I'll go with Mime. See cookery show, make dinner. Emulate the skills of world-class athletes, scientists and artists. It's also subtle enough that you hide the fact that you know it.
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    What's your job? / What are you studying?

    Did a degree in foreign languages (French, German and teeny bit of Russian) at Sheffield, now working in Germany as a proof-reader/game tester (frustrating work, but mostly great people to work with). Not what I'd planned on doing with it, but it's enough to live off until I work out what I...