Why is a Romance language spoken in an Eastern European country? ¿Por qué? Pourquoi ? Perchè?
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Hatred Against America
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Well, I presume it was in the Roman Empire. It's odd, though, that it's a Romance language in an Orthodox country. Mainly the Orthodox churches cover the Eastern Roman Empire, which was Greek-speaking. The language divide between the Latin West and the Greek East led to weaker communication and suspicion and ultimately the Catholic-Orthodox split.
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Now that almost everyone speaks English, the world should be a more peaceful place.
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And for those that still don't speak english, we can all talk S-L-O-W-E-R and LOUDER!, and they will surely understand
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OK, for those of you Americans who insist that its the drug dealers and criminals putting guns in your childrens hands... When I was a kid...
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Actually, that's how you make people understand American not English
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In reply to:that's how you make people understand American not English You're absolutely right of course. We English people tend to speak more slowly, louder and, if the person to whom were speaking is Spanish or Italian, add the letter 'O' to the end of every word.Seriously though, most British and American people are crap linguists. I've been to about 20 countries in the past few years and though I don't speak any of the languages properly, I know at least half a dozen simple, polite, phrases in all of them which seems to be far beyond most of my fellow countrymen for some reason.
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I know a few polite phrases and can request a beer in several languages. Strangely though, I know the rude term for female genitalia in many more languages.Funny how that happens.
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Sure, but I am giving in the the Uber ego thingy, and saying that AMERICAN is English.
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That's why Windows asks which English you want your spelling checked in. I want to open a restaurant so I can have a sign that says "late night drive through"
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They need to add the "IM English" option, so u cn get s**t lk this chekd u no y dont bill gates fix thisYou shouldn't ask, "May I have a beer?" in a given language unless you also know how to ask, "Where is the toilet?" in that language.
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Heheheh...too true Steve. Knowing one and not the other is frequently a recipe for disaster
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ahhh, excellent point. Fortunately, the international trend toward illiteracy means that there are usually pictograms to assist you. Of course, the little person in the dress can be somewhat missleading if you're in Scotland.