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<blockquote data-quote="gonesailing" data-source="post: 4373844" data-attributes="member: 16426">*****Disclaimer****I have not read Kalamar, nor do I have a horse in this race*****End Disclaimer****How many languages do you speak?&nbsp; I personally am fluent only in English, but speak/understand a smattering of Russian, Greek, Spanish, and Italian.&nbsp; Additionally, Russian is the second language in my family.&nbsp; And don't let my wife hear you talking about Russian like that.&nbsp; Russian does indeed have an aesthetic feel that allows those who speak the language to let the language flow from them.&nbsp; Too many Poets/Bards in Russia use their language too well to make that statement.There are some combinations of consonants that are just darn difficult for me (an English speaker) to say, but they are memorable and sound &quot;right&quot;.&nbsp; Zdrastvuete (sp?) is my prime example. Greek (which you don't call out) is the same (but with less tongue-tying).&nbsp; Anyway, once you know the Alphabet, the words are dead easy to sound out.My wife tells me that while Japanese may sound a little funny sometimes.&nbsp; The way that words are constructed makes the language flow just fine.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="gonesailing, post: 4373844, member: 16426"] *****Disclaimer**** I have not read Kalamar, nor do I have a horse in this race *****End Disclaimer**** How many languages do you speak? I personally am fluent only in English, but speak/understand a smattering of Russian, Greek, Spanish, and Italian. Additionally, Russian is the second language in my family. And don't let my wife hear you talking about Russian like that. Russian does indeed have an aesthetic feel that allows those who speak the language to let the language flow from them. Too many Poets/Bards in Russia use their language too well to make that statement. There [i]are[/i] some combinations of consonants that are just darn difficult for me (an English speaker) to say, but they are memorable and sound "right". Zdrastvuete (sp?) is my prime example. Greek (which you don't call out) is the same (but with less tongue-tying). Anyway, once you know the Alphabet, the words are dead easy to sound out. My wife tells me that while Japanese may sound a little funny sometimes. The way that words are constructed makes the language flow just fine. [/QUOTE]

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