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| tritone Senior Member United States reflectionsinpo Joined 6124 days ago 246 posts - 385 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Portuguese, French | Message 1 of 8 02 May 2010 at 3:24am | IP Logged | ||
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...in the world
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/29/nyregion/29lost.html?pagew anted=1&src=twt&twt=nytimesworld edit: Please be sure to watch the video, it's exceedingly interesting. Edited by tritone on 02 May 2010 at 3:28am 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| ManicGenius Senior Member United States Joined 5485 days ago 288 posts - 420 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Esperanto, French, Japanese | Message 2 of 8 02 May 2010 at 3:28am | IP Logged | ||
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If you consider the profanity a bunch of long island weekenders make up, then ya.
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| tritone Senior Member United States reflectionsinpo Joined 6124 days ago 246 posts - 385 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Portuguese, French | Message 3 of 8 02 May 2010 at 3:38am | IP Logged | ||
yeah...Guido English, Mamuju and Garifuna, are all part of the linguistic fabric of NYC. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| PaulLambeth Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5377 days ago 244 posts - 315 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Icelandic, Hindi, Irish | Message 4 of 8 02 May 2010 at 3:48am | IP Logged | ||
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That's all very well, but they do specify that quite a lot of the languages are only spoken by one or two people in the city, so aren't really used for "communication". They're just known, essentially. Parts of Belgium (I can't remember a specific city) have a considerable amount of languages spoken constantly. It's not 800, but it's plenty.
That's an interesting link though. I haven't watched the video yet I admit. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| GauchoBoaCepa Triglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 5423 days ago 172 posts - 199 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, English, Spanish | Message 5 of 8 02 May 2010 at 4:01am | IP Logged | ||
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both article and video are awesome...thanks for bringing'em, Tritone.
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| Olympia Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 5985 days ago 195 posts - 244 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Old English, French | Message 6 of 8 02 May 2010 at 4:36am | IP Logged | ||
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I saw the article a couple of days ago, but I didn't realize there was a video as well! Thanks!
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| MegatronFilm Triglot Senior Member United States peligrosa.tumblr.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5942 days ago 130 posts - 275 votes Speaks: English*, SpanishC2, French Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese | Message 7 of 8 03 May 2010 at 5:07pm | IP Logged | ||
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This is why I can't wait to move to NY! Every time I go, I hear so many languages. So many opportunities to practice!
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| GauchoBoaCepa Triglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 5423 days ago 172 posts - 199 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, English, Spanish | Message 8 of 8 03 May 2010 at 6:47pm | IP Logged | ||
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As well as in London, there must be foreigners who'd like to teach their mother tongues in order to raise extra money...am I wrong?
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