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Irish or Latin?

  • 15-02-2011 11:59PM
    #1
    Brussels Sprout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,972 ✭✭✭Brussels Sprout


    Which of these languages would it be better to be fluent in?

    Irish or Latin? 241 votes

    Irish
    0% 0 votes
    Latin
    48% 117 votes
    Bastard!
    51% 124 votes


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  • #2
    Ricardo G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭Ricardo G


    French


  • #3
    phasers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,159 ✭✭✭✭phasers


    Mandarin


  • #4
    Praetorian Saighdiuir
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,968 ✭✭✭✭Praetorian Saighdiuir


    Yeah defo French.


  • #5
    liah
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,750 ✭✭✭liah


    Latin, if you're academic or want to learn more languages. It gives a good base in root words making it a bit easier to pick up Latin-based languages (albeit, not much). Or into the sciences or law, I suppose.

    Irish if you just want to learn a language, enjoy Irish culture or would visit and/or live in an Irish-speaking community.


  • #6
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,722 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    English


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  • #7
    easyeason3
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    German.


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,598 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Russian.


  • #9
    James2693
    Closed Accounts Posts: 287 ✭✭James2693


    Bastard! LOL


  • #10
    Badgermonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭Badgermonkey


    Was Ulster-Scots a joke that got out of hand?

    איך בין עקסטרע באָרד דעם אָוונט.


  • #11
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Latin.

    Because you never know when you might end up being transported back in time to ancient Rome.

    It's a more regular occurrence than is reported in the media. What they don't want you to know is that there are evil corporations sending people back in time on a regular basis & although many journalists know about it, they are unwilling or unable to speak out about it.

    Jim Corr told me all about it when I went for a pint with him last week.


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  • #12
    squod
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    Whats pog mo thon in latin?


  • #13
    Cakes.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭Cakes.


    squod wrote: »
    Whats pog mo thon in latin?

    Meos suaviari


  • #14
    Elisa Billions City
    Posts: 81,308 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Elisa Billions City


    latin if you ever want to learn any other romantic languages


  • #15
    Ricardo G
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,308 ✭✭✭Ricardo G


    squod wrote: »
    Whats pog mo thon in latin?

    noht om gop


  • #16
    humberklog
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,245 Mod ✭✭✭✭humberklog


    Brussels Sprout wrote: »
    Which of these languages would it be better to be fluent in?

    Neither, both are equally pretentious and pointless.

    Esperanto FTW!


  • #17
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,702 ✭✭✭squod


    Cakesofrice wrote: »
    Meos suaviari

    Doesn't really have the same impact. No, dem oirish know how to insult peeple


  • #18
    deise go deo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,677 ✭✭✭deise go deo


    Is fear liom Gaeilge.


  • #19
    Pretty_Pistol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,264 ✭✭✭Pretty_Pistol


    All the people I know who took latin either failed it or found it very difficult. They were good at other languages.


  • #20
    grrrrrrrrrr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 635 ✭✭✭grrrrrrrrrr


    At least Latin could be useful if your studying medicine.

    Irish may be use if ermmmm..... ammmm..


  • #21
    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,779 ✭✭✭✭Princess Consuela Bananahammock


    Elvish. Sounds beautiful.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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  • #22
    deise go deo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,677 ✭✭✭deise go deo


    grrrrrrrrrr wrote: »
    At least Latin could be useful if your studying medicine.

    Irish may be use if ermmmm..... ammmm..

    You want a job in Ireland? Lots of jobs here need Irish.;)


  • #23
    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    Ikky Poo2 wrote: »
    Elvish. Sounds beautiful.

    A huh.


  • #24
    Crasp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 624 ✭✭✭Crasp


    Badgermonkey wrote: »
    Was Ulster-Scots a joke that got out of hand?

    איך בין עקסטרע באָרד דעם אָוונט.
    i guess you won't be voting for German :D


  • #25
    Einhard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,919 ✭✭✭Einhard


    squod wrote: »
    Whats pog mo thon in latin?
    Cakesofrice wrote: »
    Meos suaviari

    You just made that up!! :D

    Osculare culūm meum.

    Kiss my arse in Latin.

    Ah, nothing like learning practical skills like latin when on the dole!!:p




    Latin FTW. You can't become Pope with Irish!


  • #26
    u140acro3xs7dm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭u140acro3xs7dm


    Well Latin is useless unless you want to become a paedophile Priest where with Irish you could get a job withTG4.
    aka both useless


  • #27
    foxinsox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,078 ✭✭✭foxinsox


    Serious answer:

    I would say Latin might be more useful..

    Law

    Medicine

    Binomial Nomenclature

    I'm sure there are more professions where it is still used as a universal standard. I do a lot of work with plants and once you get the jist of the ol' Latin the names of plants and animals all make some sense..



    AH answer:

    Your mater!!


  • #28
    Cakes.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,152 ✭✭✭Cakes.


    Einhard wrote: »
    You just made that up!! :D

    Osculare culūm meum.

    Kiss my arse in Latin.

    Ah, nothing like learning practical skills like latin when on the dole!!:p




    Latin FTW. You can't become Pope with Irish!


    I typed póg mot hoin into google translate and translated it straight to latin :P


  • #29
    Einhard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,919 ✭✭✭Einhard


    Raquel Gray Theater wrote: »
    Well Latin is useless unless you want to become a paedophile Priest where with Irish you could get a job withTG4.
    aka both useless


    So anything that doesn't relate to the workplace and getting a job is devoid of value?


  • #30
    Einhard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,919 ✭✭✭Einhard


    Cakesofrice wrote: »
    I typed póg mot hoin into google translate and translated it straight to latin :P

    Feckin google. I spend ages trying to learn Latin, and then google comes along and makes me hard won skills redundant! :mad::p


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  • #31
    u140acro3xs7dm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭u140acro3xs7dm


    Einhard wrote: »
    So anything that doesn't relate to the workplace and getting a job is devoid of value?
    Well im sure Spanish, French , German, Italian, SQL, Mandarin etc would be of way more value. If you are learning it for personal interest like learning history that would be different for every person.


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