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Old 05-15-2008, 10:27 AM
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Hopefully I'll end up doing my MA there (they still teach willing students to write and speak fluently) and will be able to fight for the resurrection of active Latin in Academia (and then...the world!).
Ah, a man after my own heart! I

My proposal is that reinstall Latin as the international language (just like the 16-17th centuries).

Perhaps the PB can soon have all it's discussions in that magnificent language ...
Having an international language for things like travel, trade and literature is a wonderful thing. English seems to have become that language, but we have thereby cut ourselves off from Western culture's rich history. It should definitely be reinstated.

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