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Re:Hand of Irulegi: ancient artefact could help trace origin... by thaumasiotes on Thursday November 17, 2022 @01:02AM (#33635536)
> Latin is of course clearly older than (Modern) English, because it was spoken 2,000 years ago, whereas English is spoken today.

No. That makes Latin younger than modern English, not older.

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