Clark couldn't help the laugh, nor the shake of his head as he did it.

"The language of this country is a hodge podge of a variety of languages, primarily two other languages with other pieces jammed in throughout the years. To paraphrase a quote: English, this language, doesn't borrow from other languages so much as follow them down dark alleys, beat them unconscious, and rifle through their pockets for loose vocabulary."

He leaned back a little, one hand settling on a pillow.

"I could teach you Esperanto or Latin, which are far more logical in construction, but neither of them are in active use nowadays."