What do you speak?
We’re huge history nerds, The Inconvenience and I. So, we often listen to The Thomas Jefferson Hour. Two thumbs way up.
They’re working on something called The 35 Words Project, which is:
The 35 Words Project
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
The Thomas Jefferson Hour is in the process of gathering as many versions of the “35 Words” in different languages as possible for a future program. Clay Jenkinson is asking for listeners who speak a foreign language and are willing participants in this project to make a recording and send it to us.
You can email it directly to us or ask any questions you may have by clicking here: The 35 Words
Thanks to all who have participated thus far. We currently have audio versions in Slovak, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Hebrew, Polish, Hindi, Thai, Yiddish and Klingon.
I figured I’d throw it out there for PGB readers, since I’m sure at least one of y’all speaks something not on the list.
Klingon? I guess it makes sense that constitutionalists overlap heavily with Trekkies: that’s why we call them “Ronulans”.
To be fair, Clay Jenkinson (historian behind TJ on the show) didn’t even know what Klingon *was,* and I think he was slightly mortified the 35 words had been translated into Klingon before, say, French.
hrm, should be able to help ye here.
might hafta have a chat with a few people though, so it’ll take a few days.
*poke*
I owe you an email.
Friendship fail. I know.
If it would help, I could translate it into “Logger” but you probably couldn’t post it.
Or just have The Inconvenience put it into Marine…. same thing.
Anyone know 5 words in lots of languages?