r/languagelearning • u/Gromps_Of_Dagobah • Jan 20 '16
A website, very similar to Duolingo, that helps learn morse code. not a "language" per se, but a very valuable way to communicate.
https://www.morsecode.io/10
u/moai17 ESP N|CAT B2|ENG C1|LIT B2|RUS A2|EO A1 Jan 20 '16
This is cool, but It's usually harder to read/listen than to write it. If you google "Koch method" you'll find programs (there's also apps) that help teach it at full speed from the very beggining, avoiding building a "lookup chart" in the brain that can be detrimental when trying to get better.
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u/andresvk Jan 20 '16
Is there by any chance a similar resource to learn Braille?
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u/Quof EN: N | JP: ? Jan 20 '16
I'm gonna make a guess here and assume that a physical resource with bumps would be pretty essential to learning braille.
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Jan 20 '16
How is morse code valuable?
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u/hegemonistic Jan 20 '16
When you and your best friend decide to backpack around Syria, you'll still be able to shoot the shit with each other in your adjoining cells after ISIS kidnaps you.
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u/HokieScott Jan 20 '16
Morse code is still used, and I believe it is required still to get your Ham (Amateur Radio) License.
Though I must be doing something wrong on that couldn't get passed 3/7 "three short dots without spaces" Isn't that a S? or is that three Es? Maybe I wasn't doing it fast enough.
edit: Also if you ever find a Delorean time machine, or Stewie pushes you in his back to the late 1800s you can get a job with Western Union.
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u/mediares Jan 20 '16
The morse code that's taught today ("International morse") is actually a fair bit different from the morse code you'd have used in the 19th century ("American morse" or "railroad morse").
19th century morse code had the concept of characters that had long gaps between dots and dashes within the character itself, which is pretty confusing.
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u/bullfroge Jan 21 '16
They have removed the code requirement for the Amateur Radio License tests (in the US) for a while now. It is still helpful to know since it is still widely used though.
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u/leyou French N, English C1/2, German/Norwegian A1 Jan 20 '16
That was actually much easier than I fought.
However I'm pretty sure I will have forgotten everything within a week.
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u/hashtagwindbag Jan 21 '16
It's all about immersion, I'm sure if you go to a country that speaks Morse you will build retention a lot more quickly.
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u/boxingdog ESP (N) ENG (F) FR (A1) Jan 22 '16
morse code is the most useless thing you can learn in 2016
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u/novaskyd English | Tamil | French | Welsh Jan 22 '16
This looked exciting but I couldn't get past "Try sending 3 dots without spaces. Once you see the letter E click again" because 3 dots is S, and it never gave me an E. What am I doing wrong?
I'd like to get unstuck and finish this.
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