> I imagine that during the unifications of Germany and Italy Hardly. Italian is a maze of semi compatible languages joined by a sort of subset suitable for use wherever[1]. German dialects also vary widely. I'm not sure if it is still going but there was even a KDE project to support some German dialect forms.
The country that actively went stomping other it's other languages in Europe (and still to a large extent does - ask a Breton speaker) is France where the language identity is part of the constitution. Have a read on a history of France and its (once numerous) languages. (and for anyone who doesn't drink and wants to know what the morning after a very good night feels like can I suggest an all day lesson on Finnish grammar 8) ) As far as the British coming - if you want to hear well formed properly used examples of English grammar including forms the Brits get wrong all the time - try India. Alan [1] Arguably English is the same - ask anyone who has met Glaswegian, Geordie, a good solid Yorkshire accent, or many of the other Scots and Irish dialects. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
