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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Hee. If you define it as actually speaking the language, I am hopeless, but if you are more creative in your definitions, I learned enough Gaelic to win a bar bet (and can basically introduce myself, order beer and tea, and curse colorfully), and spent a year learning way more rudimentary Russian than my total failure to speak it might suggest.

And while, after eight years of instruction, I would count myself as barely competent in Spanish, I do have a massive cholo glossary compiled, left over from an old work project. It's come in handy more than once, I must confess, in fic.