> You have to figure out what your priorities are, and if you really want something you'll find a way. > Too many ifs, sorry but those sound like the same excu

> You have to figure out what your priorities are, and if you really want something you'll find a way. > Too many ifs, sorry but those sound like the same excuses people say when they explain why they can't travel (more). That's a really narrow way to call it an "excuse". It might be easy for you but it's not a case for everyone. You were privileged to be able to do this -- acknowledging this instead of calling it an excuse would be nice. > Using your intuition is crucial here. The rest is basically pattern matching. A single word you can understand from the context. I'd agree to this. I learned English as my second language through this approach. I am now trying to learn French and this is where it gets complicated a bit, unless someone can correct you. If you take the template for "I am ..." which translates to "Je suis ..."; plug in some word -- say, "I am sorry" for "Je suis desole" it works. But it can't always be expanded. You'd expect "Je suis excité" to mean "I am excited" but it translates to "I am horny". Point being -- pattern matching and cognitive techniques can only get you so far. Linguistic connotations are complicated.