From: me@privacy.invalid   
      
   On Tue, 2 Dec 2025 16:57:07 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:   
      
   > I tend to disagree. Basic English is easy to learn but a sophisticated   
   > let's say Shakespearian English is quite different.   
      
   Do people still speak that?   
      
   > The real challenge for speakers of Germanic based languages are the   
   > Latin languages.   
      
   I studied Latin for 6 years, but this was only one way. Translations to   
   Dutch. Still, a good base for learning Spanish.   
      
   > Let me tell you that as someone living in a country with four languages.   
      
   That's one more than Belgium.   
      
   > Bonne soirée!   
      
   Goeienavond!   
      
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