god'swife6 Jul 2004

The huge variety of words, syntax, and yes the vowel sounds, you could compare dark words straight out and they just don't feel as ugly as there English counterparts, also the fact that they haven't changed much over the centuries. Also the expressions that are used are very dear, tied up in tradition. In Spanish culture the emotions are rarely controlled, the language reflects this. Everything's a passion, good or bad, love or hate.

You're absolutely right about Russian. I have a poet friend who recites in Russian, she was born there, moved here when she was 14. I also enjoy Russian folk music. I think it's a very emotional language as well, from the little she was able to translate for me. They also have similar vowel sounds to the Spanish, I do believe that makes a difference. I'm no linguist, it would be interesting to do some research on the subject.