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."
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Date: 2014-12-21 03:48 am (UTC)"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."