Quote Originally Posted by echoes
Quote Originally Posted by spike70
I'm surprised to find that echoes and I share an interest in linguistics.
why, did you think i was a dumbass?

i have also studied (ancient) greek & latin a wee bit. we had to learn some latin for our conversational classes in high school but i have studied it a little bit outside of school too though.

also, i studied ancient egyptian quite a bit with a book that i checked out from the local library. i read (most) of it. it is here: *** Link removed. Host not allowed ***
i actually got to the point that i could read a decent amount of things i saw (not just funerary inscriptions, stellas & whatnot). it was fun and very challenging considering it is pictographic writing system without vowels. i have studied the culture & history for prolly 5 or 6 years now just out of pure fascination.

i should pick that book up on amazon, it is pretty cheap even for the hardcover version...

i've said it before but if anyone needs help translating anything to or from german i'd be willing to help.
Not only you alone!
If you see my profile you'll notice a certain interest for languages, as a matter of fact I'm a linguist too besides after obtaining my university degree, my life took another and unexpected direction.
I did not study Greek but 7 years of Latin 5 at school and 2 at the university (not that I remember much!) and then modern languages.
The study of languages is still one of my passions... and even helps to read the rules!