> > 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 :-). >
one of our TV sports commentators is called Sue Barker, which amuses me because it is so similar to the Russian word for 'dog'. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
