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  1. Someone Probably Someone Probably

    Instead of learning a language that could actually benefit in me in life, I've decided to commit to learning Coptic.

    Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:41:54 UTC from web
    1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

      @fyf papayas yes.

      Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:42:12 UTC from web
    2. monsutaa kaado! monsutaa kaado!

      @fyf learn interpretative dances

      Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:43:33 UTC from web
    3. Narwhal Narwhal

      @fyf At least you won't get made fun of for knowing Coptic *chuchote doucement en francais*

      Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:44:35 UTC from web
      1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

        @northernnarwhal You can rub it in everyone's faces, however, that French is the third most spoken language in the world.

        Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:45:58 UTC from web
        1. Narwhal Narwhal

          @insanebowdash I know English is first, but what's second?

          Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:46:32 UTC from web
          1. Narwhal Narwhal

            @northernnarwhal My guess is Spanish

            Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:46:41 UTC from web
          2. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

            @northernnarwhal Spanish.

            Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:46:44 UTC from web
            1. Narwhal Narwhal

              @insanebowdash Called it

              Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:46:52 UTC from web
          3. Someone Probably Someone Probably

            @northernnarwhal It's Coptic.

            Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:49:40 UTC from web
            1. Narwhal Narwhal

              @fyf How do I say "Ellie is a pleb" in Coptic?

              Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:50:34 UTC from web
              1. Someone Probably Someone Probably

                @northernnarwhal The closest to plebian is gallabīyah, which means worker, which in ancient Egypt implied peasant.

                Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:56:07 UTC from web
                1. Narwhal Narwhal

                  @fyf Filthy Ellie peasant race and glorious Emily master race

                  Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:56:44 UTC from web
                  1. Someone Probably Someone Probably

                    @northernnarwhal I can't actually say the word for what Emily because it would be censored.

                    Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:59:03 UTC from web
                    1. Narwhal Narwhal

                      @fyf Just find the word for "best" and you should be okay

                      Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 01:01:04 UTC from web
                      1. Someone Probably Someone Probably

                        @northernnarwhal The acceptable word would be netjeret, which means Goddess.

                        Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 01:03:50 UTC from web
                        1. Narwhal Narwhal

                          @fyf That sounds nicer than la deesse too

                          Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 01:05:00 UTC from web
        2. RDN's Lucifer RDN's Lucifer

          @insanebowdash In number of speakers or nuber of countries where it is spoken?

          Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:52:17 UTC from web
          1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

            @nerthos Number of "native" speakers, perhaps including those who are bilingual.

            Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:54:20 UTC from web
            1. Narwhal Narwhal

              @insanebowdash If that's the case the most spoken language in the world is Mandarin.

              Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:55:13 UTC from web
              1. Narwhal Narwhal

                @northernnarwhal But I like to think that presence in culture is an important factor as well.

                Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:55:40 UTC from web
              2. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

                @northernnarwhal I kind of figured that wasn't English.

                Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:55:50 UTC from web
                1. Narwhal Narwhal

                  @insanebowdash English is still a No.3 which is quite high, but French is down at 18

                  Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:57:09 UTC from web
                  1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

                    @northernnarwhal That's surprising, maybe in the former African continents other languages are becoming officialised.

                    Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:57:45 UTC from web
                    1. Narwhal Narwhal

                      @insanebowdash I think the other problem is that languages like Mandarin and Hindi are so high is because their respective nations have massive populations, but those languages aren't necessarily the most prevalent throughout the world.

                      Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:59:06 UTC from web
                      1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

                        @northernnarwhal Hindi is on it's way to getting replaced in officialism by Sanskrit if one is to believe the linguistic news coming from there.

                        Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 01:00:39 UTC from web
                        1. Narwhal Narwhal

                          @insanebowdash There's that too. So maybe saying "most spoken language in the world" isn't necessarily just on how many people overall know the language, but also its relevance.

                          Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 01:02:47 UTC from web
                          1. awlxaĺan awlxaĺan

                            @northernnarwhal I was also going off a list that was told to me in ESL about 15 years ago...

                            Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 01:03:30 UTC from web
                            1. Narwhal Narwhal

                              @insanebowdash Yeah, that's definitely another factor

                              Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 01:06:19 UTC from web
          2. Narwhal Narwhal

            @nerthos That's a good question. If it's just by Native speakers Mandarin is actually on top, followed then by Spanish and English. Poor old Francais is down at 18. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers

            Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:54:44 UTC from web
            1. monsutaa kaado! monsutaa kaado!

              @northernnarwhal portuguese is the 6th =D.

              Japanese is the 9th

              cool

              Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:59:13 UTC from web
              1. Narwhal Narwhal

                @mushi At least I have one language I'm fluent in that's in the top 10

                Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 00:59:54 UTC from web
                1. monsutaa kaado! monsutaa kaado!

                  @northernnarwhal i'm actually fluent only in portuguese, so i'm int he same place

                  Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 01:00:47 UTC from web
                  1. Narwhal Narwhal

                    @mushi To be fair your English is very strong, or at least your written English is

                    Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 01:01:49 UTC from web
                    1. monsutaa kaado! monsutaa kaado!

                      @northernnarwhal Well, the times i've talked in english people said they could understand me despite my thick accent, but i never talked enought to see how far i could go on the conversation

                      Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 01:03:05 UTC from web
                      1. Narwhal Narwhal

                        @mushi I have a surprisingly flat voice when I'm talking in English and in French, though a few guys I've Skype called with have noted a few of my "Canadianisms"

                        Wednesday, 10-Sep-14 01:06:00 UTC from web