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Thread poster: RominaZ
RominaZ
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Jun 13, 2014

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I hope you enjoy this video in which Eddie Izzard depicts his view on the Latin language. It's a bit long but it's worth watching.

Have a nice weekend!

Romina
 
Victoria Britten
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Wonderful! Jun 13, 2014

Thanks for posting that, Romina. After spending half my life in France, I'm still a complete sucker for British humour, and that was a wonderful treat to round off my week.
 
neilmac
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Great link Jun 14, 2014

Eddie is unique and behind the jokes there are some telling observations about language too. That's cheered me up for the day!
 
Jeff Whittaker
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Eddie Izzard... Jun 14, 2014

is currently doing a tour where he does his stand-up routine in different countries entirely in French, German, Arabic and Russian:
http://t.co/qOLaOAxe6j


[Edited at 2014-06-14 17:01 GMT]
 
Susana E. Cano Méndez
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Eddie Izzard Jun 17, 2014

Thanks Romina! "Pi"?? I'm still laughing!
 


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