Holger Metzger wrote: Hera are some interesting links:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8466/LANG01.html http://www.armenianhighland.com/homeland/chronicle120.html http://members.pgv.at/homer/INDOEURO/syntax.htm Now I have heard the following expression about some languages: 1. English ... English language is for technocrats, modern science and engineering . i guess reasons are obvious 2. French ... French is a language for diplomats ... even the Olympic Committee still uses French as one of its official 2 languages 3. Italian ... Italian is a language for singers ... I guess opera plays a role here 4. Spanish ... Spanish is a language forlovers, absolutely no other language is more romantic 5. German .. language for horses. I have never had a good explanation for this. Anyone has an idea? Are Clydesdale horses the reason for it?
