--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson" > <nelsonriddle2001@> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Sal Sunshine > <salsunshine@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > And I've heard the same about a dozen other languages too, > > > > including French, Spanish, German, etc. > > > > > > > > Ethnocentricity, Barry. Because *we* speak it, it msut be > > > > the hardest to learn. (Psst--lots of others pretty much > > > > feel the same way.) > > > > > > Hey, I'm still struggling with French, and French is > > > *much* more internally consistent (and thus easier > > > to learn) than is English. English is all over the > > > map; at least French *mainly* makes sense. Except > > > for the gender of nouns thang, that is. > > > > > > > It helps when learning a language, if you grew up in > > > > one or already learned one that was similar. Then the > > > > others in that group most likely would be easier. > > > > > > Good luck learning Basque. It doesn't *have* a > > > group. :-) > > > > > +++ Maybe Romanisch? > > Actually, from what I've heard from linguists, > Romany (Gypsy) has a great number of languages > in its "family;" it has been described as a > blend of many different languages. That's cer- > tainly the way it sounds to me. But Basque > remains linguistically pretty much a mystery; > it doesn't seem to have any clear relationship > to other languages on this rock. > +++ Atlantean expatriates? (only if you believe the premise) Didn't remember the Basque language mystery- thanks. N.
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