To: archy
Why not Russian instead. There are more Russian speakers in the world than French and German speakers combined.... It would be fairer if they chose Scottish Gaelic (aka Ga\idhlig); so few native speakers left, nobody would have an unfair advantage, tha mi a' smaoineachadh.
42 posted on
12/01/2003 5:44:35 PM PST by
Eala
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To: Eala
It would be fairer if they chose Scottish Gaelic (aka Ga\idhlig); so few native speakers left, nobody would have an unfair advantage, tha mi a' smaoineachadh. And some awfully pretty music for icing on the cake, too. One of the tricks I learned a long time ago when trying to pick up a new language was to listen to all the music in that language I could. It helps the pronunciation, gives you a few quick memorable phrases, and sometimes a few idiomatic terms as well.
tha mi a' smaoineachadh Klingons? The Klingons are attacking?!?! Mia kusenveturilo estas plena da angiloj!
64 posted on
12/01/2003 6:21:39 PM PST by
archy
(Angiloj! Mia kusenveturilo estas plena da angiloj!)
To: Eala
I'd press for Welsh. You have access to written literature back to 396 AD. The unabridged dictionary makes the Oxford English version look like a pocket guide. I sure wish my great grandfather had maintained a bilingual household. Unfortunately, he insisted on English only. Most of his 19 children graduated from college with engineering degrees.
99 posted on
12/01/2003 7:02:43 PM PST by
Myrddin
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