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The perfect language (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 62 points 6 months ago (14 children)

Ehh honestly, can't something as powerful and as long lived as Satan just... Know all spoken languages?

Imagine Satan trying to seduce you, but unable to buy your soul because he can't speak your language fluently. Would be a funny setup, but kinda lame

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  • [–] 18 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Well, for the Western world, classical Latin has a kind of mystique or vibe that other languages don't. People fear the grammar and classical pronunciation is just different enough (all c's are pronounced as "k") to make it sound familiar and foreign.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (6 children)

    Most versions I've seen in TV and movies can.
    I'd assume all celestials can speak all languages ever created.

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    That's incredibly offensive.

    Implying that a holy being could speak french makes me wanna barf

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I'm not sure of your reasoning. But I'll provide two ideas that may make you feel better and/or worse about it.

    1. It wouldn't be their first language.
    2. They'd speak it as well as if it were.
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