The basilica was called St Peter’s after one of Jesus’s twelve disciples known as Saint Peter, who became one of the founders of the Catholic Church and was executed in Rome and buried where the Basilica now stands. Several renowned architects designed the temple, highlighting the works of Bramante, Michelangelo, and Carlo Maderno. The construction of the new basilica began in 1506 when the old basilica had been torn down and was finished in 1626. Besides, it's where the Pope presides many liturgies all year round. Peter’s Basilica is one of the holiest temples for Christendom and one of the largest churches in the world. Literally – Flies don’t enter a closed mouth.Īn equivalent in English might be: “It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt”.Īlso another similar English expression: “loose lips, sink ships”.Our Lady of the Conception of the Capuchins “En boca cerrada no entran moscas” – Spanish proverb. The quote for this episode is actually a Spanish proverb: If you can’t, you may face a steep uphill battle on your language-learning journey. If you do encounter this thought pattern you need consider ways to push past this mindset hurdle. Yet, despite the advantages that being stupid-or thought of as stupid-poses in English we still cannot bear the thought of appearing dump in front of foreigners. On the other hand, some people like to use an apparent lack of intelligence as a strategy for persuasion or influence. We sometimes like to appeal or even promote our inner less articulate side. We often approach the idea of a lack of intelligence as a badge of honor. Sometimes when it isn’t a question of speaking a foreign tongue we embrace being dumb. The strange thing is, in our first languages, whenever we feel dumb, we tend to get over it pretty quickly. Obviously, you aren’t going to be able to turn a phrase as well as you can in your first language.
Or express that emotion or feeling that perfectly captures the moment. You aren’t going to be able to shape your ideas as precisely as you want to. In your target language, even if you reach mastery levels, you still aren’t going to be able to articulate yourself as well as you can in your first language. In this week’s mindset podcast episode, I explore the idea of feeling dumb in another language. It’s not a huge surprise we feel this way. I don’t just hear this complaint from other students. A complaint I often hear is “I feel dumb in Spanish”.
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