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Latin es un idioma muerta!  Deben ustedes hablar espanol!

I suppose it's more of an undead language, since it's been officially dead for hundreds of years and yet is still hanging around.

Latin: the Zombie that wants to eat your brains ...

 

The point about latin is it is the basis of all the romantic languages, so it is very useful to know. And vice versa (se what I did there?): my partner, who understands Italian, was able to follow nearly all the dialogue without reading the subtitles in The Passion of the Christ, for example.

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The point about latin is it is the basis of all the romantic languages, so it is very useful to know.

I do take the point - the counter-argument would be that a Romance language would be more useful to know, since it's related to the others and a useful language in its own right. Depending on the kind of text, I can do not too bad reading Italian on the strength of my Spanish and French.

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Yep, and she can get by just nicely thankyouverymuch in French and Spanish, too. Me, being a unilingual, though, and an anglophile at that; I favour latin. I also would like to try ancient greek, although I am not in a fantastic rush to do so, at the moment.

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You should hear how I speak then. I am a Iowan who everyone I know says I speak with a British accent with a hinge of German thrown in. When I tell people I was born and raised in Boone they are completely flabberghasted.

 

I tell them I got it from watching too much Doctor Who when I was a kid. :p

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Im one of those peopole who mimic the accent of those they happen to be talking to at the moment. I really cant help it. The worst is when its someone who has a really strong and exotic accent :">

 

 

...I speak..  ..hinge of German thrown in. 

 

 

Now Im hearing Arnolds voice when reading your posts, Hades. :p

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