On 9/12/2010 5:18 PM, Bob W wrote:
including English I have studied 6 languages to varying degrees, and also
did 2 years of linguistics which includes a quick look at various other
non-Indo-European languages. I'm very interested in historical linguistics,
so I try to keep somewhat up-to-date with it. In my schooldays it was
compulsory to take at least one Foreign language up to the age of 13 or 14,
but nowadays I don't think any foreign languages are compulsory, which is
scandalous in my opinion.
B
I totally agree with you, Bob. I find my knowledge of 2.5 language (I
don't write Hebrew and hardly read) most useful in great many
situations. And entertaining as well.
Consider this (joke). Kama in Hebrew means "how much" or "how many"
depending on context. "S utra" (two words) in Russian means "in the
morning"... So, Kama S_Utra becomes somewhat funny. Further, "S vechera"
(two words) meaning "in the evening" can be used as an opposite of Kama
Sutra - Kama Svechera :-).
Boris
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