I was just thinking, that if those Mudcatters who are fluent in other language would be willing to, it would be interesting and fun to have a thread for each different language and have a short phrase of words lesson, with meaning and pronunciation, posted every week/day or however often each would want to post.

So, there might be a "Learn a few German phrases, esp. related to music" thread or "Learn a few phrase in Gaelic" (For instance, Alison, what exactly does "Slainte" mean and how is it pronounced?; or one for Chinese (Cleod, hope you see this), etc.

I know this would take a lot of time for some, but I am only talking about simple words and/or phrases. I would esp. like to learn a few, so that I don't feel such an idiot not even knowing how to say hello or goodbye to one of you Mudcatters to whom English is not your primary language. I've always loved languages and would like to at least be able to greet you in your native tongue.

Let me know what you think, please.

Thank you,

katlaughing