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[Fennie]

Nazi UFO Electromagnetic Propulsion & Antigravity Technology

[Das Outsider]

How yu?

Ize good. Yu? ;)

[Tax-chick]

Not being charged per-keystroke! We’re fine - just finished putting together the Spanish music program for church tomorrow. We’re cheating and doing “Adeste Fideles” in Latin :-).

[Das Outsider]

We’re cheating and doing “Adeste Fideles” in Latin :-).

Given the Latin origin of Spanish and our preponderance of loan words, I wouldn't exactly call that "cheating." You've just chosen a hymn in a language that no one speaks, instead of one that some do speak. Adeste Fidelis in Latinum is a good traditional classic. One can't go wrong with that during the Christmas season.

I still don't get it: The church calendar says "Christmas," but I haven't gotten any presents since the 25th. What gives?

[NicknamedBob]

"You've just chosen a hymn in a language that no one speaks, instead of one that some do speak."

Oh, I'm sure there will be a few Latin Americans there.

[Das Outsider]

Oh, I'm sure there will be a few Latin Americans there.

We prefer to call them Italians. Er, I mean, Italian-Americans.

So is Honduras in Italy, or vice versa?

D'oh! Stupid Latin.

[sionnsar]

You've just chosen a hymn in a language that no one speaks, instead of one that some do speak.

Not so sure of that. A friend, a former member of the White Fathers in North Africa, once related a situation at a train station in Europe in which he and somebody else (I forget who was lost) discovered that Latin was the only language they had in common.

[NicknamedBob]

When in Rome ...

... are you charged extra for using your cell phone?

[Das Outsider]

Not so sure of that. A friend, a former member of the White Fathers in North Africa, once related a situation at a train station in Europe in which he and somebody else (I forget who was lost) discovered that Latin was the only language they had in common.

Que?

[Das Outsider]

Not so sure of that. A friend, a former member of the White Fathers in North Africa, once related a situation at a train station in Europe in which he and somebody else (I forget who was lost) discovered that Latin was the only language they had in common.

OK, Sion, I'll concede on grounds of a technicality. After all, there are still Aramaic speakers in parts of Syria.

[sionnsar]

Huh?

[sionnsar]

Church latin to be sure, but it’s not impossible.

[Das Outsider]

Church latin to be sure, but it’s not impossible.

It isn't impossible at all. I imagine a modern Romanian might have little difficulty communicating with an ancient Roman--provided they're both alive at the time!

My original comment was in reference to Tax-chick's congregation, which, if I may be a little presumptuous here, probably doesn't include any ancient Roman politicians, Romanian peasants, or White Fathers--there are probably many fathers who happen to be white, however. ;)

[sionnsar]

probably doesn't include any ancient Roman politicians

Well, I think if you're referring to politicians of ancient Rome you're on pretty safe territory.

As well as very old Roman politicians.

[Das Outsider]

Well, I think if you're referring to politicians of ancient Rome you're on pretty safe territory.

Yes, I doubt we're going to see Commodus or Pertinax in a church anytime soon. ;)

[sionnsar]

I imagine a modern Romanian might have little difficulty communicating with an ancient Roman--provided they're both alive at the time!

Interesting discussion in Gaelic class years ago. Go back, say, to the time of Old English and you'd have difficult communications with an "English speaker."

At the same time, you'd only be back to "middle Gaelic," fairly understandable to a modern speaker of Scots Gaelic. (The Irish would note the absence of the present tense, developed after the Gaels moved over to Scotland but not in Scots Gaelic.)

[Das Outsider]

Interesting discussion in Gaelic class years ago. Go back, say, to the time of Old English and you'd have difficult communications with an "English speaker."

Three lines in the original Old English of Beowulf would do in most of the uninitiated. Contrary to popular perception, English is a truly Germanic language. Case in point: the tongue of the Anglo-Saxons. Sure, add a plethora of French, Latin, and--to a lesser extent--Dutch loan words, a thousand years of development (notably, the Great Vowel Shift) and interaction with other language groups, and BAM!--you've got a crude form of today's Modern English.

At the same time, you'd only be back to "middle Gaelic," fairly understandable to a modern speaker of Scots Gaelic. (The Irish would note the absence of the present tense, developed after the Gaels moved over to Scotland but not in Scots Gaelic.)

I have noted some of the little quirks between the Irish and Scottish forms of Gaelic, pointing towards the development where the aforementioned split occurs. There is even something to be said for the regional differences in the Irish form, as one would expect--though I think a tourist could probably call for the police regardless of whether they're in Dublin or Cork! ;)

[sionnsar]

Just looked it up. Yup.

Contrary to popular perception, English is a truly Germanic language.

In an effort to regain some German (since I now sit on the board of an European organization, the rest of the membership of which are German or Swiss-German speakers), I picked up a starter CD course where the instructor makes and illustrates this very point: they are cousins.

Of course there are the "false friends" too...

[Das Outsider]

In an effort to regain some German (since I now sit on the board of an European organization, the rest of the membership of which are German or Swiss-German speakers), I picked up a starter CD course where the instructor makes and illustrates this very point: they are cousins

I have a somewhat German handle, but have no known German ancestry--unless one goes back to Wilhelm the Conqueror, which about half of us European descendants can claim! However, I picked up on a little bit of German as a youngster, and my love and fascination with the language has never really ceased.

German and Swiss-German are cousins if not closer. It may be merely a question of difficult dialects, though I'm not that familiar with the Swiss-German variety.

[sionnsar]

And yet I have had German-speakers tell me (in the same room as the others) that they cannot understand Suisse-Deutsch at all.

[Das Outsider]

And yet I have had German-speakers tell me (in the same room as the others) that they cannot understand Suisse-Deutsch at all.

I don't know Spanish, but have a pretty decent grasp of Latin, and can muddle through the former. Those Germans have no excuse! ;)