Thanks for all your helpful insights everyone 
Good to know.
And keep them coming!
The comparison to a foreign spoken language made perfect sense to me. I am a bit of a language nerd and have had quite a few experiences involving other spoken languages, and yes, people generally appreciate if you attempt to use what you know in genuine communication. Not so much the "look at the random words I know" but using them to actually attempt communicating. Good comparison. Helped me out
