I remember a conversation once centered around 'scary languages.' I think the topic at hand was how some languages sound 'scary' while others don't. The examples I can remember are :
German - perhaps reminds people of the Germany of WWI or WWII. I think German accents were used a lot in older horror movies (think 1940's and 50's).
Russian - people think of Cold-War era Soviet Union and spies.
Czech or Romanian - stirs up some vague associations with vampires.
Aha! A possible segue into a Halloween theme! In honor of Halloween and 'scary languages' I added a Romanian page on the site. Go learn some scary language and frighten your neighbors on Halloween.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
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