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So, it's over then...

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    #32
    philologos
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    PurpleFistMixer wrote:
    'Cause after the points and marks and stuff, it'd be nice to have spent however long learning something that has a point?
    erm theres actually demand for people who learn Ancient Greek to translate documents etc for a historical purpose. They have a ton of people making better translations of the New Testament and Greek legends into english


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    #33
    Irishstabber
    Registered Users Posts: 549 ✭✭✭Irishstabber


    jennyq wrote:
    Pity though, I quite like Irish, whether it's useful or not.

    Irish is VERY useful now...Its the same as having French and German and any other EU language.
    Given not many people speak it but now it an Official EU language so if you know English, French and Irish(or any other EU language) you can get a job almost anywhere...especially in the EU :)


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    #34
    Big Ears
    Registered Users Posts: 8,977 ✭✭✭Big Ears


    Irishstabber wrote:
    Irish is VERY useful now...Its the same as having French and German and any other EU language.

    Except that without Irish you could still communicate clearly with everyone in Ireland(except maybe immigrants) while the same can not be said of speaking to people in France without French or people in Germany without German or people in Switzerland with either of those languages .

    Finnished monday by the way.......woodwork .


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    #35
    PurpleFistMixer
    Registered Users Posts: 5,851 ✭✭✭PurpleFistMixer


    Irishstabber wrote:
    Irish is VERY useful now...Its the same as having French and German and any other EU language.
    Given not many people speak it but now it an Official EU language so if you know English, French and Irish(or any other EU language) you can get a job almost anywhere...especially in the EU :)
    So they made it official? W00t. This means I could probably drop French, doesn't it?

    'Course not going to.. probably...


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    #36
    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,436 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Most colleges like you to have a modern (i.e. foreign, European) language as an entry requirement.


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    #37
    Irishstabber
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    @Big Ears
    Its an official language now---if you can speak it with anybody is besides the point...It has to be taken on a job application. If you wanna work in France for the EU Irish is a language that can be presented as one of the 2 Foreign EU Languages you need to speak.


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    #38
    Hugh Hefner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,767 ✭✭✭Hugh Hefner


    Finally it's over (and I'm still wearing my uniform)! Greek was alright. Definately a B with A potential. Wait and see.

    It was a weird exam with only 4 people. There were 2 examiners and they moved us into a corner of the huge gym. It was........ cosmic.


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    #39
    Strokesa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 188 ✭✭Strokesa


    Hugh Hefner wrote:
    Finally it's over (and I'm still wearing my uniform)! Greek was alright. Definately a B with A potential. Wait and see.

    It was a weird exam with only 4 people. There were 2 examiners and they moved us into a corner of the huge gym. It was........ cosmic.
    YAY! I'm finished too...and still wearing my uniform! If you think it was weird with just 4 people, I was the ONLY person in my exam hall!


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    #40
    JBoyle4eva
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    I'm surprised someone on Boards did Ancient Greek. I would've presumed nobody did it.


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    #41
    Hugh Hefner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,767 ✭✭✭Hugh Hefner


    There's about 20 in the whole country. Very possibly less. In fact, quite probably.


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    #42
    Strokesa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 188 ✭✭Strokesa


    They do it in Belvedere....


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