08-29-2013, 01:27 AM
(08-28-2013, 10:54 AM)Gretel Hanselsister Wrote: I don't think a spoken, living language can be consistent. Latin can.
Latin has so many Grammatical cases, though. It makes me want to weep when I see it. ;__;
Reminds me of this (Not Safe For Work) bit by Eddie Izzard on the Latin language. Warning for swearing if you click the link; skip to about 2:00 minutes in if you don't like elephant skiing jokes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI8UZubOJlo
"I can feed the caterpillar, I can whisper through the chrysalis, but what hatches follows its own nature and is beyond me."
-- Hannibal (TV show)
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