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07-25-2008, 04:06 AM
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Writing Machine
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I just read an interesting piece of trivia today that said of the 6000 languages used in the world today, in the next 100 years only 550 will survive. The other 5500 will be as dead as Latin. Loss of cultural diversity is a symptom of globalization.
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07-25-2008, 05:16 AM
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Oh no!
*Must go research more obscure languages*
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07-25-2008, 08:24 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JoannaMac
I just read an interesting piece of trivia today that said of the 6000 languages used in the world today, in the next 100 years only 550 will survive. The other 5500 will be as dead as Latin. Loss of cultural diversity is a symptom of globalization.
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Or even nationalization.
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07-25-2008, 08:48 AM
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Writing Machine
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Yep..
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07-27-2008, 08:06 AM
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I love Russian, I have a Russian movie collection, so I'm pretty much obsessed with it. I even swear in Russian.
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07-27-2008, 08:42 AM
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Is it me or is learning how to swear in another language like having a new toy to play with?
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07-27-2008, 11:08 AM
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I can speak, English and American Sign Language. I am dabbling in Japanese, Swedish, Portuguese, Galiec and Anglosaxen.
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07-27-2008, 11:36 AM
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Tiamat,
Yes. Yes it is.
~Lith
Ooooh Gaelic...
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07-27-2008, 01:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiamat10
Is it me or is learning how to swear in another language like having a new toy to play with?
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Swear words and obscene phrases always seem to be the first thing you learn in another language. I remember stealing my mother's French phrasebook and looking up the section of phrases to use in the bedroom. I always thought it was funny, because the phrases always used the form of the word "you" that means you're speaking formally, or to more than one person. So either you're having sex with someone you hardly know, or with a group of people. |
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07-27-2008, 02:53 PM
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Adept Writer
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I can speak German moderately
I would love to learn Italian and French though
I enjoy listening to 'popera' sometimes and a lot of it is sung in various languages
Never written in them though - I'm bad enough trying to write in English hehe
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07-27-2008, 03:03 PM
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I'd love to learn German, I know bits and pieces. I blame my wonderful grandmother translating Rammstein. And being German in general.
I don't like Italian.
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07-27-2008, 03:27 PM
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Wordsmith
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Is anybody else obsessed with other languages?
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Let's just say I have a thing for foreign tongues. |
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07-27-2008, 09:35 PM
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Lin...
That just sounds dirty.
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07-27-2008, 09:40 PM
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Wordsmith
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Only if you do it right.
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07-27-2008, 09:41 PM
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*Dies laughing*
Just wow.
I love your teddy bears.
Seriously. I want one.
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