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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by ffgjgf1 on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @03:32AM (#39115024)
> How else would you end up with Latin dialects spoken over a range from Portugal to the Black Sea?

Same way we ended with almost everyone in Ireland speaking English as their main language?

violent conquest, followed by a brutal subjugation and a cultural genocide.

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Re:Another Mysterious Roman Dodecahedron Has Been Unearthed ... by InitialLastName on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @10:44AM (#39118675)
Sure, but also (and corollary to the first three) "leaving people behind in power who speak English".
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