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Re:Arabic, a great language, has a low profile by nealdt on Thursday October 25, 2018 @05:21AM (#18299567)
It's a somewhat misleading comparison because nobody uses Latin today. MSA however is the language of the news, media and academia so everyone can understand it.
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Re:Arabic, a great language, has a low profile by umanwizard on Thursday October 25, 2018 @10:49AM (#18301293)
People did use Latin even into the 1800s for a similar purpose in western countries.
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