Boojatta
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Thu May-01-08 11:56 AM
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Do you consider the alphabet you are now reading to be "foreign"? |
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Latin and English, although related, are definitely distinct languages and not merely dialects of a single language. The alphabet used in writing the English language is a minor variation on the Latin alphabet.
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Thu May-01-08 12:01 PM
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No more than I consider the concept of the number zero to be foreign.
After time some things become naturalized, no longer foreign.
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ayeshahaqqiqa
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Thu May-01-08 12:02 PM
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2. And the Germans use another variant |
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I love the old Fractur, which is difficult to read but looks classy.
But I digress. Yes, our alphabet is "foreign", as is our number system, which isn't Roman but actually comes from India, even though the numbers are commonly called "Arabic".
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