Al salaam a'alaykum Charles

24 Jul 03 06:59, Charles Angelich wrote to David Drummond:

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

 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. 

Of course, so they can get jobs in the future pandering to Japanese tourists.

Regards,
David

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