http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / ét sprog er aldrig nok Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:54:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-81406 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:35:53 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-81406 okay, I just found out Simon already answered, which makes my answer look a bit silly... okay, I just found out Simon already answered, which makes my answer look a bit silly…

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-81405 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:34:43 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-81405 I'd go for Prague too. The castle on the hill is the Hradčany, the summer palace of the Austrian emperor. The language is of course Czech. I’d go for Prague too. The castle on the hill is the Hradčany, the summer palace of the Austrian emperor. The language is of course Czech.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-59638 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 19:52:38 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-59638 The name of the town is Prague. It's the capital city of Czech Republik. They talk czechish. The name of the town is Prague. It’s the capital city of Czech Republik.
They talk czechish.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58878 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:55:41 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58878 Wow, I guessed it correctly in my mind. Gotta go buy a lotto ticket right there. :) Wow, I guessed it correctly in my mind. Gotta go buy a lotto ticket right there. :)

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58403 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:41:37 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58403 If Simon hadn't answered yet, I would have guessed Liechtenstein. Oh well, I would have been wrong. :) If Simon hadn’t answered yet, I would have guessed Liechtenstein. Oh well, I would have been wrong. :)

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58345 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 15:58:15 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58345 Looks like my native town ;-) Nowadays it is the capital of Slovakia and the official language spoken there is Slovak. However, before the World War II it was mostly Germany and Hungarian town with only a minority speaking Slovak. Therefore old Pressburgers (Pressburg is the German name of the town and one of the almost 20 historical names) speak all three languages, which are all of them very different. Looks like my native town ;-) Nowadays it is the capital of Slovakia and the official language spoken there is Slovak. However, before the World War II it was mostly Germany and Hungarian town with only a minority speaking Slovak. Therefore old Pressburgers (Pressburg is the German name of the town and one of the almost 20 historical names) speak all three languages, which are all of them very different.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58339 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:33:44 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58339 It is indeed Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, where the main language is Slovak. It is indeed Bratislava, capital of Slovakia, where the main language is Slovak.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58291 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 19:03:14 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58291 "re" is right, it's Bratislava. “re” is right, it’s Bratislava.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58278 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:18:45 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58278 I'm guessing Luxembourg City, capital of Luxembourg, where Luxembourgish, French, and German are spoken. I’m guessing Luxembourg City, capital of Luxembourg, where Luxembourgish, French, and German are spoken.

]]> http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58275 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:15:25 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/25/where-in-the-world-12/#comment-58275 That is Bratislava, Slovakia. Languages spoken there are Slovak, Czech, and you can find German, Hungarian, and English speakers too. That is Bratislava, Slovakia. Languages spoken there are Slovak, Czech, and you can find German, Hungarian, and English speakers too.

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