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CA>CA>> Hard as it is to believe there are people and countries
CA>CA>> that have survived with no Latin-based derivatives. I
CA>CA>> don't think the Japanese (for instance) would miss Latin
CA>CA>> at all.

CA>DD> Yeah, but how many USAians want to speak Japanese?

CA>According to my grandchildren Japanese has replaced Latin as
CA>the 'recommended' elective when selecting a foreign language to
CA>learn in high school.

They would probably be better prepared for this century if they
selected Spainish, if they expect to live in the USA.

(Remember in the last century when the optimists were teaching
their children Russian, while the pestimists were teaching thier
childrem Chinese ?-)

Ciao, Ack.

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