History / Vilamovian language - now that's something interesting [24]

Wonder how Sorbian aka Wendish or Kashub fit into the ever debated category of moribund vs. living languages.

History / Vilamovian language - now that's something interesting [24]

Latin as well is considered a "dead" language, by all save the Holy See.

History / Vilamovian language - now that's something interesting [24]

Sounds rather much Manx or Cornish then, doesn't it.

History / Vilamovian language - now that's something interesting [24]

@jon, spot on! Fluency overrides accuracy for most practical purposes.

Language / Polish language would look better written in Cyrillic Script? [212]

?Huh?? Care to run all that by us again, slowly please this time 'round, and in English LOL

Language / Polish language would look better written in Cyrillic Script? [212]

...but oh' sooo rewarding! Poles especially always appreciate foreigners who learn Polish:-)

Language / Polish language would look better written in Cyrillic Script? [212]

As with many languages pre-digitization, much older printing tended to reflect a deep and abiding respect above all for the written over the spoken word! In English, just take a look at typical fonts from the early '7O's, certainly way prior such as the '3O's, not to mention the 19th century.

Language / Uniquely Polish Historic Script? [10]

Interesting, jon. Thanks.

Language / Uniquely Polish Historic Script? [10]

Possibly these "antiquated" font styles might look by comparison similar to the differences between for example modern German script vs. Fraktur, Golgothic(? not sure of the spelling) and contemporary Albanian.

History / What Poland expected from western Europe? [78]

So TRUE indeed:-)

History / What Poland expected from western Europe? [78]

AMEN, Crow!! Off topic for sure, but simply read those oft quoted lines from a once popular American verse: *Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone. This dear old Earth must borrow her mirth, she's troubles enough of her own."

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

Contrary to some opinions, Jews don't only help Jews:-)

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

A Jewish lawyer was the ONLY one to defend the Scottsboro Trial!

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

The past remains nonetheless forever present , Maf, you as an historian ought to know that. Then again, you're not Jewish probably, and so are not expected to empathize entirely.

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

Assimilation is not given to all, you know! There's always one hell of a difference between comíng to a country as an immígrant, especially a migrant, as opposed to a visitor.

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

Whom? Ex-Nazis, for one. 'Course we gladly let in von Braun, Strughold, Rudolph etc. because after all "the enemy of my enemy is my friend".

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

You agree then, Maf, with one-time Mass.Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, who believed the US is a nation to be populated solely by those of Northern European descent?

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

"Relevant" however for totally different reasons. The US has akways seen herself as a safe haven. It's a messy job, but somebody's got to do it, so why stop now?

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

I honestly couldn't say, Novi. Any ideas?

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

...though a darned sight better than returning them to the hell holes from whence they came! Just imagine if FDR had allowed the S.S. Missouri to dock and disembark in Havana rather sending them back to the Dante's Inferno that was Nazi Germany, if merely to cave in to Senator Long, Rankin, Bilbo and the rest of that dastardly bunch.

Language / Polish Language Exchange Thread [144]

One can never be too sure, Lenka:-)

Language / Polish Language Exchange Thread [144]

I recently received a birthday card from a Polish female friend and saw some unusual calligraphy, it's true. Perhaps it's a gender question.

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

Wonder how the Biden admin. is going to impact this entire díscussion.

News / In increasingly chaotic world, diaspora of Poland moving back to Poland an masse? [71]

What do you define as "normal", Sag?

Po polsku / Informacje, obserwacje o Góral [5]

Ach, bardzo dziekuje! :-)

Po polsku / Informacje, obserwacje o Góral [5]

?? Czy jest zjednoczna gwara albo jest innie mówiona od regiony do regiony czyli jest róznica n.p miedzy.gwara Podlasiego w porówianiu z gwara w Beskidzach, w Zakopanym itd.?

History / Vilamovian language - now that's something interesting [24]

An old saying goes something like this, "Good butter and good cheese is good English and good Fries". While I've no tangible personal knowledge of the language which is the topic of this thread, linguists have theorized that modern West Frisian, still spoken in sections of Northern Germany, is the closest extant tongue to present-day English.

Po polsku / Elity wygrywają. Z narzędziami, które posiadamy nie ma nadziei dla ludzkości. [14]

Co myslesz o dwie partie system tu w USA? Moim zdaniem nie jest sprawiedliwy.

Po polsku / Elity wygrywają. Z narzędziami, które posiadamy nie ma nadziei dla ludzkości. [14]

Tak jest. Zgodze sie z ta opinia.Takie napady zagrazaja naszej demokracjii.