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11-13-2007, 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Mississippienne
Iran isn't an Arab state at all! I am still left wondering where you are getting your information. Iran isn't an Arab state, and Turkey isn't an Arab state. Iranians are Persians, and speak an Indo-European language. Turks came from the steppes of Central Asia centuries ago, and speak an Altaic language. Neither is ethnically nor linguistically related to Arabs.
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Yes and to you why I said that ? What is the common point between Turks, Iranian and algerian and egyptian.... etc. ? Ho yeah ! the quran ! What is the language in it ? Yes classic arab ! And yes the only language which could meet toghether these people is the one written in the quran , certainly not the one you have the chance to hear on the Egyptian TV networks.... 
nor the one you can learn to their different schools, nor the one you learn in the street of damascus or Casablanca ! I think people have to be very naive to think the arab population are ONE or to think the arab language is ONE as well, I don't say it's your case, I don't say you are naive, I understand very well what you mean. I say it's the case of the people who say Arab as if Arab was one language as if when you say english or german you could say in the same way arab ! IT'S NOT THE CASE whether you like it or not! It's my point since the beginning. BTW we are talking about buisness here and not just about langagues.
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11-13-2007, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by caseras
Yes and to you why I said that ? What is the common point between Turks, Iranian and algerian and egyptian.... etc. ? Ho yeah ! the quran ! What is the language in it ? Yes classic arab ! And yes the only language which could meet toghether these people is the one written in the quran , certainly not the one you have the chance to hear on the Egyptian TV networks....
nor the one you can learn to their different schools, nor the one you learn in the street of damascus or Casablanca ! I think people have to be very naive to think the arab population are ONE or to think the arab language is ONE as well, I don't say it's your case, I don't say you are naive, I understand very well what you mean. I say it's the case of the people who say Arab as if Arab was one language as if when you say english or german you could say in the same way arab ! IT'S NOT THE CASE whether you like it or not! It's my point since the beginning. BTW we are talking about buisness here and not just about langagues. |
No, you said Iran and Turkey were Arab states, which they are not. I said educated Muslims study the Quran, and thusly Arabic, the world over, not just in Arab nations.
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11-13-2007, 06:11 PM
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ichigo ichie 1 time 1 meeting unprecedented
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spanish.
one of top 10 spoken languages in the world.
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11-13-2007, 06:30 PM
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Mandarin and Spanish. However, I'd probably say Mandarin at this point.
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11-13-2007, 06:31 PM
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ichigo ichie 1 time 1 meeting unprecedented
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spanish hands down
of top 5
spanish is 4th.
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11-13-2007, 08:29 PM
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I think I have to vote for Spanish......& Chinese
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11-14-2007, 01:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Mississippienne
No, you said Iran and Turkey were Arab states, which they are not. I said educated Muslims study the Quran, and thusly Arabic, the world over, not just in Arab nations.
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lol you are like a dog with a bones  Well you want to be right ! I don't mind, talk to someone else, but let me tell you that excepted some facts all your conclusion are biaised. |
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11-14-2007, 02:31 AM
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元龙
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Originally Posted by Bunky39
spanish
here is how it works
top 10
1st language
chinese
2nd
hindi
3rd
english
4th
spanish
5th
portuguese
french is not even on the chart
top 10
english and spanish are very good choices
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lol where do you get your wonderful facts? No way is english behind any other language, at least for the first half of this century.
And how many times do you need to say Spanish anyways? |
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11-16-2007, 11:09 PM
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is a jewel in the rough.
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Location: Dallas
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everyone is learning English in china, i should know I'm Chinese. Learn Spanish or Arabic, don't bother with Tagalog, Hindi, or Malay. everyone literally speak English in those countries
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11-16-2007, 11:18 PM
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Not a member
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