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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tylermalan" data-source="post: 5752994" data-attributes="member: 30929">Ha, that's funny!  My location is correct but I'm from the US, so no problem here.  And actually, I'm originally from St. Louis, enrious.As for the original question, I had a game last night where I posed this question to my group (as I just acquired a new Inquisitor spell and wanted to take Tongues), and we decided to play it as you guys would - it does not allow you to read.However, from a purely RAW perspective, I have to mention that I'm not totally convinced.  I agree that the examples and analysis going on in this thread allude to a particular ruling, but I don't think that this ruling is specified by the wording of the spell.As an example, lets say that someone hands you a piece of paper with some writing on it.  They ask you, "Do you understand this?"  This is a legitimate question, as your understanding of the language determines your answer.  So, if you had a spell active on your person that allows you to understand any language... see what I mean?Though, interestingly, prior to starting this thread I had not made a connection concerning the spell itself and the spell's title... which, I agree, implies a certain usage.</blockquote>