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What language would you learn?
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Themanfromdalmontee
EVE RADIO ARMY
#61 - 2014-05-27 19:18:05 UTC
Icelandic so I can converse with the gods in their native tongue.
Unezka Turigahl
Det Som Engang Var
#62 - 2014-05-27 19:24:47 UTC
I wonder what the ratio of actual Icelandic devs to non-natives is.
Arronicus
State War Academy
Caldari State
#63 - 2014-05-27 19:41:41 UTC
Mexican.
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#64 - 2014-05-27 20:41:45 UTC  |  Edited by: Tau Cabalander
I took Technical French at university (French proficiency was mandatory, and I made the mistake of doing exceptionally well on the written placement test after declining the verbal test).

The Technical French professor had multiple doctorates and was published in many disciplines, including chemistry, physics (lasers), and marine biology (sharks specifically). Sometimes I wasn't sure she realized it was a language course. Our final exam topic was, "The Chemistry of Bread", i.e. the purpose of various chemicals, enzymes, and agents, used in the mass production baking of bread, all in French! I preferred the lessons on lasers!

I now live in a predominately French area of the city. I have a hard time exchanging basic pleasantries with my neighbours; I've forgotten nearly all my spoken French, though I can still read it well.

I also took Latin as an arts elective, as I also took Latin in highschool. We covered what I learned in 5 years of highschool in the first two weeks. We then dove deep into Latin poetry. To put it mildly: I did not enjoy that, nor do well.


I'd really like to learn Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. I'm too old and lazy now though.
Little Dragon Khamez
Guardians of the Underworld
#65 - 2014-05-27 22:23:55 UTC
veshna wildsun wrote:
This is just for fun. After seeing the post about French localization coming to EVE and the request for a French forum, I began to think about the language differences in this game, and how great it is playing with such an amazingly diverse player base. So my question is, to improve your game experience and enjoyment, what language would you want to know, beyond your native language. I ask this as someone who is mostly an English speaker (with some casual Spanish).

I would like to know Russian. They have a big player base and seem so foreign to me. Russia seems so foreign and different to me as an American and former service member.

What about you all? What language would you want to know, to better enjoy EVE?


I can speak English, german, French and Spanish. I'm European it's really useful.

Dumbing down of Eve Online will result in it's destruction...
Jade Blackwind
#66 - 2014-05-27 23:57:36 UTC  |  Edited by: Jade Blackwind
veshna wildsun wrote:
I would like to know Russian.
Well then OP, I hope you'll like that Vesna means "spring" in common Slavic. A russian derivative "veshnii" as something spring-related (as in, sun, thawing waters, etc.) also exists.
Xercodo
Cruor Angelicus
#67 - 2014-05-28 00:09:17 UTC
Icelandic and Russian.

And not so much for game reason, more because they seem like they'd be cool to learn.

Even from what little I understand about Icelandic's pronunciation I understand the devs' accents way better. Also I can say Eyjafjallaljökull :P

The Drake is a Lie
Karmesin Ross
Elite Trading Inc.
#68 - 2014-05-28 01:59:15 UTC
veshna wildsun wrote:
This is just for fun. After seeing the post about French localization coming to EVE and the request for a French forum, I began to think about the language differences in this game, and how great it is playing with such an amazingly diverse player base. So my question is, to improve your game experience and enjoyment, what language would you want to know, beyond your native language. I ask this as someone who is mostly an English speaker (with some casual Spanish).

I would like to know Russian. They have a big player base and seem so foreign to me. Russia seems so foreign and different to me as an American and former service member.

What about you all? What language would you want to know, to better enjoy EVE?


I'm from America and I would like to learn how to speak the British language. Blink

I did learn some spanish a while ago, but I've forgotten most of it because I never got a chance to use it. I have yet to come across a spanish speaking person in this game.
Laken Starr
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#69 - 2014-05-28 08:30:20 UTC
I'm currently learning Python, does that count? Blink

Beyond that though, for real life languages, I would probably go with French or Japanese. I currently speak English and a small amount of Spanish.

Wait, I'd definitely learn to speak Australian. Such a beautiful language!
Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#70 - 2014-05-28 08:33:43 UTC
Karmesin Ross wrote:

I'm from America and I would like to learn how to speak the British language. Blink


Which one?

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