7 minutes ago, Nigel Garvie said:

The basic language of medicine is Greek, it is Law that uses Latin.

Gynecka = woman Gynecology. Carthia heart, cardiac arrest, Podia =foot Podiatrist etc  BTW

it is all Greek to me...????

14 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Is this the bit where the EU members come begging capinhand for a deal with the UK?

NOPE

3 hours ago, sanemax said:

English is the International language , once you can speak English fluently , theres no need to learn any other language 

Spoonies talk

8 hours ago, rocketman777 said:

WRONG!!!  The UK would be leaving under WTO rules, whereby they can set their own trade tariffs.

They can set zero trade traiffs with the EU if they wish and provided the EU reciprocates.

 

Wait and see how quickly Merkel will  want to deal once the UK operates with WTO rules

 

 

so you hope but facts are she wont,yes a few less VWs will be sold as the broke UK enters a recession as BIG companies move to yes youve guessed it the EU

4 hours ago, sanemax said:

English is the International language , once you can speak English fluently , theres no need to learn any other language 

Wow.
This is real intellectual.

The most spoken languages after mother tongue:

1. Mandarin-Chinese      935 Million

2. Spanish                    390 Million

3. English                     365 Million

4. Hindi                        295 Million

 

If you want to do the big trade deals, it's not wrong to speak multiple languages.

Just as a little tip for the pro brexit business people.

11 minutes ago, tomacht8 said:

Wow.
This is real intellectual.

The most spoken languages after mother tongue:

1. Mandarin-Chinese      935 Million

2. Spanish                    390 Million

3. English                     365 Million

4. Hindi                        295 Million

 

If you want to do the big trade deals, it's not wrong to speak multiple languages.

Just as a little tip for the pro brexit business people.

If Spanish man  went to India , what language would he likely talk to the locals in ?

Mandarin ?

If a Japanese man goes to Nigeria , what language would he likely speak to the locals in ?

  Hindi ?

If a Dutch guy goes to Thailand , what language would he speak to the locals in ?

Spanish ?

7 minutes ago, sanemax said:

If Spanish man  went to India , what language would he likely talk to the locals in ?

Mandarin ?

If a Japanese man goes to Nigeria , what language would he likely speak to the locals in ?

  Hindi ?

If a Dutch guy goes to Thailand , what language would he speak to the locals in ?

Spanish ?

if he is clever:

1. Hindi.

2. Nigerian.

3. Thai.

All foreign business associates honor it when someone are engaged in the country, cultural and language.
This is called intercultural management and is taught in all economics courses at Universitys.

Your view: English trumps everything is stupid.

2 hours ago, Basil B said:

it is all Greek to me...????

The language of the doctors is Latin.

Greek is the language of mathematicians and physicists.

Edited March 30, 20197 yr by tomacht8

28 minutes ago, tomacht8 said:

if he is clever:

1. Hindi.

2. Nigerian.

3. Thai.

All foreign business associates honor it when someone are engaged in the country, cultural and language.
This is called intercultural management and is taught in all economics courses at Universitys.

Your view: English trumps everything is stupid.

I was talking about generally , not people conducting business .

Lets try again :

What language do people from non-English speaking Countries speak to Thais in ?

Would a German come to Thailand and speak to the locals in German , Mandarin, Hindi or English ?

14 minutes ago, sanemax said:

I was talking about generally , not people conducting business .

Lets try again :

What language do people from non-English speaking Countries speak to Thais in ?

Would a German come to Thailand and speak to the locals in German , Mandarin, Hindi or English ?

I Can speak thai pretty fluid and good.

Has brought me good deals so far.

 

Your statement:

English is the International language , once you can speak English fluently , theres no need to learn any other language 

 

Is wrong and lazy.

To learn several languages is good.

English is an important Language, but not the only one. And if you can speak a little the language of your business partners, it is to your advantage. All people are proud of their origin, culture and language.

The belief that English still dominates the world today is stupid.

Take a look at switzerland. Most of the young people speak four languages (English, German, French, Italian).

i can speak six languages (german, thai, english, italian, french, spanish) and a bit portuguese. So how many languages you can speak and understand?

4 minutes ago, tomacht8 said:

I Can speak thai pretty fluid and good.

Has brought me good deals so far.

 

Your statement:

English is the International language , once you can speak English fluently , theres no need to learn any other language 

 

Is wrong and lazy.

To learn several languages is good.

English is an important Language, but not the only one. And if you can speak a little the language of your business partners, it is to your advantage. All people are proud of their origin, culture and language.

The belief that English still dominates the world today is stupid.

Take a look at switzerland. Most of the young people speak four languages (English, German, French, Italian).

i can speak six languages (german, thai, english, italian, french, spanish) and a bit portuguese. So how many languages you can speak and understand?

One .

English .

What language are we conversing in ?

Thats the only language that I need to know

1 minute ago, sanemax said:

One .

English .

What language are we conversing in ?

Thats the only language that I need to know

Dein Glaube möge dich segnen.

Just now, tomacht8 said:

Dein Glaube möge dich segnen.

Only English language allowed on this site .

Mods will delete it, when they wake up 

Just now, sanemax said:

Only English language allowed on this site .

Mods will delete it, when they wake up 

Do you think I've written something bad about you in a language you do not understand?

Just now, tomacht8 said:

Do you think I've written something bad about you in a language you do not understand?

Not really gave it any thought , just that  non English posts on here get deleted on sight , doesnt matter what they say

3 minutes ago, sanemax said:

Not really gave it any thought , just that  non English posts on here get deleted on sight , doesnt matter what they say

so that's the limit.
not in english, that does not count?
think about it.

7 minutes ago, sanemax said:

Not really gave it any thought , just that  non English posts on here get deleted on sight , doesnt matter what they say

Ups

Edited March 30, 20197 yr by tomacht8

Just now, tomacht8 said:

so that's the limit.
not in english, that does not count?
think about it.

Well, no , I cannot understand what you posted and also I am not bothered what you posted .

   If I was bothered what you posted , I would put it into google translate , but , Im not bothered and cannot be bothered to do so 

23 minutes ago, tomacht8 said:

Dein Glaube möge dich segnen.

Ich vertraue auf google translate ha ha 

4 minutes ago, sanemax said:

Well, no , I cannot understand what you posted and also I am not bothered what you posted .

   If I was bothered what you posted , I would put it into google translate , but , Im not bothered and cannot be bothered to do so 

Is ok.

Relax.

The only thing I disagree with you is:

Your statement:

English is the International language , once you can speak English fluently , theres no need to learn any other language 

 

There is no reason to reject other cultures and speak with a high nose of superiority.

 

3 minutes ago, tomacht8 said:

Is ok.

Relax.

The only thing I disagree with you is:

Your statement:

English is the International language , once you can speak English fluently , theres no need to learn any other language 

 

There is no reason to reject other cultures and speak with a high nose of superiority.

 

I am not rejecting anything , just stating  facts .

English is indeed the International language 

1 minute ago, sanemax said:

I am not rejecting anything , just stating  facts .

English is indeed the International language 

Ok.

Good Night.

23 hours ago, rooster59 said:

May had offered on Wednesday to resign if the deal passed, in a bid to win over eurosceptic rebels in her Conservative Party who support a more decisive break with the EU than the divorce her deal offers.

So she'll resign if the deal is passed, but stays on if it isn't. And she keeps bringing it back and failing. Strange times we live in. Normally it would be the other way round.

2 hours ago, katana said:

So she'll resign if the deal is passed, but stays on if it isn't. And she keeps bringing it back and failing. Strange times we live in. Normally it would be the other way round.

Normally the PMs job would be something people wanted, today it's something the sensible politicians avoid.

Nobody wants to leave, nobody wants to be seen as the person to prevent leaving.

12 hours ago, sanemax said:

English is the International language , once you can speak English fluently , theres no need to learn any other language 

British empire still alive and kicking

 

7 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

The language of the doctors is Latin.

Greek is the language of mathematicians and physicists.

Sorry, this is well of topic but just to put the record straight, it is Greek not Latin. Read this if you want a bit of background.

 

https://www.translatum.gr/forum/index.php?topic=394807.0

26 minutes ago, Nigel Garvie said:

Sorry, this is well of topic but just to put the record straight, it is Greek not Latin. Read this if you want a bit of background.

 

https://www.translatum.gr/forum/index.php?topic=394807.0

Today they call it specialist terminology. This specialist terminology often uses Latin terms, but often also words of Greek or ancient Greek origin. Specialized terminology allows for an exact naming of structures, problems, living beings (including pathogens, see biological nomenclature), bypassing possible misunderstandings due to regional or "national" language differences or various trivial names. If you gain practical experience as a medical doctor abroad (in any way whatsoever), you will be able to start there among colleagues, for example in a report, also with the Latin, anatomical specialist designations ...

Who cares..latin..chinese..english etc..maybe open a new thread for those who wish to rant on bout different languages snd their respective importance??

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How on earth did this thread turn into a debate on Latin etc.???

 

Seeing as we're way off topic anyway, I'll add my '2 cents' - English is the 'universal' second language everywhere thanks to the Americans!

 

I too was taught Latin at school and it is useful as a 'background' language to european languages.  Sadly, I can remember virtually nothing of it nowadays ☹️.

 

Some people have a 'gift' for languages, and so can easily learn another.  Others don't have this 'gift', and find it v. difficult to learn other languages.

9 minutes ago, dick dasterdly said:

English is the 'universal' second language everywhere thanks to the Americans!

I though English was the universal second language because we conquered half the world.

Same reason Latin was the original universal language.