If you only speak one (1) language the you need to SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP about translations

elaborate

>>24469270 (OP)
>the you

>>24469270 (OP)
I’ve never understood translation autists. The Bible was translated and that’s the cornerstone of western literature. I don’t get what all the hubbub is about desu. I’m simply not going to learn Russian for god knows how many years to read Tolstoy when he personally approved the English translations of his books (Maude)

>>24469292
>and that’s the cornerstone of western literature

>>24469292
>Just be wrong bro
Kill yourself

>>24469298
>>24469304
Astounding arguments. Well done

>>24469308
>the claim we're supposed to spend time refuting: "lemons are blue"
No, no thank you

>>24469308
at very best the KJV is a cornerstone of english literature, in no shape or form outside of the english speaking west you are going to hear people claim their own bible translations are great literature let alone the best

>>24469337
Fair enough, I concede and would change my original statement to English instead of Western.

>>24469337
Nah you’re full of shit. The Vulgate is a translation, and even the few who read a Greek bible were reading translations from Hebrew and Aramaic
And that’s before we get into everybody reading the Greeks in Latin glosses well into the 19th century

If you don’t know at least one Latin and one Germanic language you are NOT multilingual

>>24469416
who are you quoting? I'm not the one saying the bible is a good read, regardless of the language; I read Greek and read the gospel of Matthew in the original but I can't say I'm impressed literary speaking

>>24469270 (OP)
You're not wrong.

>>24469427
Someone who's fluent in Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, and Mongolian is monolingual?

I study 3 languages for literature and I wish I just stuck with translations
Now I'm stuck learning languages instead of just reading and enjoying literature
It's a complete meme

>>24469270 (OP)
I love it when ESL subhumans try to assert themselves.

>>24469270 (OP)
>If you only speak one (1) language the you need to SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP about translations

No, I don't think I will...

In fact, I will now only further perpetuate the maladaptive schizo fantasy world in which I filter the world.

>>24469270 (OP)
Ich kann drei Sprachen sprechen. Wie viele kannst du?

>>24469534
Those are all just different flavors of asian. However you clearly know English so you’re fine.

>>24469945
English is just a flavor of European.

>>24469958
It’s Germanic actually

>>24469627
I actually really enjoy Latin. It's pretty easy when you get the verb patterns and subject, object verb down. Then it's just grammar and declensions, which is the hard bit.

>>24469988
bro and fucking vocabulary.....

>>24470000
Well obviously that too.
Nice quads.

>>24470000
If you’re not ESL Latin should come naturally to you

>>24470002
I wouldn't go that far, but about a third of our vocabulary comes from Latin and French, so a lot of words, like discipulus or epistula should come naturally.