Se habla ingles?

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I had a dream last night that I had to make this poll. It's just for curiousity's sake, but you know me, I may try to pick your brains later if I want one of my characters to start cursing at people in Russian. Even though my keyboard isn't equipped for Russian.

ETA: I define 'speak' as some degree of fluency/proficency where you can a) carry on a conversation b) curse prolifically and summon a policeman in said language and/or c) survive if you are kidnapped, tied up, dropped off in that country with nothing but your name, and can communicate well enough with other people (without sign language) so you can get back home.

Too much Burn Notice what?

ETA 2: Yes, kids, I know that Scandinavian and Eastern European are regions and not languages, but in some instances you have to generalize because unless it's for a paper, I'm not listing 600 languages.

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Comments

[1001cranes.livejournal.com]

I know Old English, actually. I needed to meet a language requirement Freshman Year, what can I say? I don't really speak it, since, well, NO ONE does, but I can translate things fairly well.

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*makes note to self* You know, in case I decide someone needs to start speaking in Ye Olde English at some point :-)

[1001cranes.livejournal.com]

Haha, yeah, it's not really useful unless you get into something like Beowulf.

I've also taken several years of Spanish and one of Latin, but admittedly very little of both has stuck with me. I can understand Spanish well enough when its spoken, but I can't hold up my side of the conversation at all. >_>

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I took Latin, but can't remember any of it.

[saturnalia.livejournal.com]

Hooray for Old English! I'm taking that next semester- I already have, uh, six years of Latin under my belt, so I figured why not add another dead language in there? *g*

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I figured why not add another dead language in there?

Well, when we're all dead you'll be able to communicate much better than the rest of us ;-)