[stylist] Spiders and snakes and bats....

[Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter]

Yes, learning Latin can help with Latin-based languages, but languages not
associated with Latin tend to be vastly different with rules and sounds.

And even English, which is a Latin-based language, is one of the most
difficult languages to learn. We have a lot of complexity and contradictions
in English. In a nutshell, when indigenous Anglo speakers (who spoke Old
English) merged with Saxon then later Norman, English grew into a
complicated language. Basically, we ended up with high-fa lutin speakin and
low-class speakin, LOL! It's actually a fascinating subject.

Bridgit

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On the topic of languages, I wanted to learn Gaelic being of Irish decent
and tried to do it via tape. IT was sad as I could even tell the words were
being said all incorrectly. So didn't happen. LOL.
My husband teaches both Russian and Hebrew. Though I took 4 years of Latin,
it did not ready me for Russian as they even make sounds we don't. It's
hard! Not as hard as Chinese but really close. I'm still trying, though, as
I'd like to talk to his family more and they know some English but not a
lot. I figure if I learn Russian and they English we'll meet somewhere in
the middle convo wise. LOL.
Languages are all so fascinating, though, especially when meanings overlap
and you see the root word and can remember it better relating it to English
or another r language you know.
Sem
I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed.
I get along with the voices inside of my head. 


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