User:TheLanguageMan

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My interests lie in languages and in history, so my edits will no doubt center around that.

Personal

This user has created a global account. TheLanguageMan's main account is on Wikipedia (in English).

ubx-5This user uses entirely too many userboxes.

Basics
This user is Catholic. This user is a gentleman who strives to inspire. This user is a linguist. This user is a professional translator. This user is of United States ancestry. This user is a citizen of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia.

Education
This user believes that one should never stop feeding one's brain. This user attends or attended George Mason University BAThis user has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Foreign Languages. [lɪŋ]This user's favourite subject is Linguistics.

Interests
This user is interested in history. This user is interested in alternate history. This user is interested in the American Revolution. This user likes George Washington. This user is a bibliophile.

Languages

...This user would like to know all existing languages.

...This user is a professional translator of one or more languages.

Translating
This user likes to translate articles from Spanish to English. This user likes to translate articles from Portuguese to English.

Fluent
enThis user is a native speaker of the English language. en-gbThis user is a native speaker of British English. en-USThis user is a native speaker of American English. esEste usuario tiene el español como lengua materna. simpleThis person reads, writes and understands Simple English.

In-Progress

ar-1 هذا المستخدم يتحدث اللغة العربية بمستوى مبتدئ. fr-3Cet utilisateur peut contribuer avec un niveau avancé de français. it-2Quest'utente può contribuire con un livello intermedio di italiano. ja-2この利用者は中級の日本語ができます。 ko-1이 사용자는 간단한 한국어를 말할 수 있습니다. la-2Hic usor media latinitate contribuere potest. pt-3Este usuário/utilizador pode contribuir com um nível avançado de português. zh-2該用戶能以一般的中文進行交流。 该用户能以一般的中文进行交流。

Future

ase-0This user does not understand American Sign Language. de-0Dieser Benutzer hat keine Deutschkenntnisse. el-0Αυτός ο χρήστης δεν καταλαβαίνει ελληνικά. fa-0این کاربر فارسی نمی‌فهمد. he-0משתמש זה אינו מבין עברית (או מבין אותה בקשיים ניכרים).‏ ru-0Этот участник не понимает русский язык. sa-0एष उपयोजकः संस्कृतम् न अवगच्छति, अतिकष्टेन वा अवगच्छति। vi-0Người này không hiểu tiếng Việt (hay trình độ rất thấp).

For Fun

ang-1Þes brūcere cann forðian mid grundlicgendre mǣðe Englisces. enm-1This led knoweth sumhwet of Englyssh. fro-1Icest faitre poet assister a un nivel bas de la langue francor. grc-0Ὅδε ὁ χρήστης οὐ κατανοεῖ τὴν ἀρχαίαν ἑλληνικήν. ke-0Ὁ χρήστης οὗτος οὐκ ἐπίσταται τὴν Κοινὴν Ἑλληνικὴν. lam-1Huic usori elementaria scientia linguae latinae mediae est. lzh-1此士少解文言。 non-0This user does not understand norrœnt mál. tlh-0tlhIngan Hol jatlhbe' lo'wI'vam.

Writing Systems

ipa-4 əThis user has a near-complete understanding of the International Phonetic Alphabet. ſThis user's favorite letter in the English*† alphabet is ſ. Hrkt あThis user has an understanding of the Katakana or Hiragana. 漢字-3This user has an advanced understanding of the Kanji script. 한글This user can read Hangul. ko- han-2이 使用者는 普通水準漢字의 理解가 可能합니다. 這個用戶使用正體字。 This user uses Traditional Chinese characters. Cyrl-4 ДThis user has a near-complete understanding of the Cyrillic script.

Grammar

Thou/YeThis user wants to resurrect the T–V distinction in English. they he or sheThis user considers the singular they to be substandard English usage. wyf- man This user understands grammatical gender historically preceded and is independent of natural gender. . TheThis user does not put two spaces after a full stop. A, B, and CThis user prefers the serial comma. ’sThis user realises that plural nouns should not have an apostrophe while possessive words should! "…"?This user thinks "British punctuation is best for quotation marks". Do you?

WikiProjects

This user is a member of
WikiProject Catholicism.

This user participates in
WikiProject
United States History.