Se habla ingles?

[hackthis_archive]

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

[deepsix.livejournal.com]

I can read a whole boatload of languages, but I only checked English and French because they're the only two that I can actually speak, like, with actual words coming out of my mouth. :D

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

What can you read? Tell me! Tell me! I am v curious.

[deepsix.livejournal.com]

I went back and added a few to the poll, but in the interest of completeness, I can read English, Middle English, French, Old French (Norman), German, Italian, and Latin. With varying degrees of competency, but still.

[mecurtin.livejournal.com]

Oh, go back and check all the ones you can read! That's what I did!

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

this include the skill of being able to translate nearly any language known to man if it's an away message?

Seriously. So the new Rosetta stone.