Subdeacon Joe Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Both my wife and I enjoy languages, even though we are typical American monoglots. We like the sounds, the history, and how different languages flow. Well, she emailed this: to me. Which led me to exploring his channel, and a couple of things grabbed my ear: I usually can't read English aloud that smoothly. This made me think of some people here: And, my favorite so far: 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 A very close friend, born in New York to Sicilian parents, recently took hid family to Trapani, Sicily. His name is Trapani (TraPANi) though the town is pronounced (TRAPani). At any rate he called me a few weeks ago to announce that Italy now has two official languages: Italian and Sicilian. The last time I saw him that excited is when we created a fake newspaper with a headline declaring that the New York Yankees had been sold and would be moving to Los Angeles. He never quite forgave us for that. Said it weakened his heart and shortened his life. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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