tag:dreamwidth.org,2022-01-24:3875769 Rufus Rufus 2022-01-25T15:54:44Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2022-01-24:3875769:646 2022-01-24T18:37:22Z 2022-01-25T15:54:44Z contemplative public 0 I've lived lives where I've spoken languages that I no longer speak, and some languages I spoke which no longer exist. In this life I am bilingual - I speak English and Russian fluently. I have an interest in linguistics and have studied a variety of languages, some in more depth than others, including immersive German learning while living there.<br /><br />I get memories of past lives where I did not speak English. A prominent example in my mind at the moment is Frodo - we spoke Westron in the Shire, a language which no longer exists in any meaningful way, other than a few select words and phrases from Tolkien's works.<br /><span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://rollerrobert.dreamwidth.org/646.html#cutid1">Read more...</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=rollerrobert&ditemid=646" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments