As a future (I certainly hope so!) linguist focusing on Nordic region of Europe, I feel I have to add to this. While it's true that most of the languages come from proto-indo-european root, there's a… (View Post)

Gendered nouns in languages are one huge mess. It's no easier to learn if one's native language has them, believe me. For example, in Polish mouse is feminine, rat is masculine. In Spanish it's other… (View Post)

@Squire‌, hah. After almost a year of studying Danish I have to tell you that in comparison, English is a walk in the park. I love Danish, but at the same time all the reasons for it give me frequent… (View Post)

@Elrandir‌, :) (View Post)

Confession: this forum recently became, according to Chrome, the website I visit most often. This is such a great place, full of great, intelligent (and wise, or other way around, or both) people wit… (View Post)