It's almost as widely spoken as English, especially in the Western Hemisphere, and the literary traditions are good. Plus, there are some Spanish philosophers that are well worth reading as well. Plus it's sexier than French or German.
Oh, and if you master reading/writing/speaking Spanish, you can learn Portuguese in about 6-12 months, Italian in about a year or two, and even some French. It's the gateway Romance language. Oh, and to read Borges, Gabo, Vargas Llosa, Fuentes, Allende, Gorodischer, Zafón, Cercas, Bolaño, Fuguet, Soldán, Padilla, Volpi, etc. in their native language...divine.
Oh, and if you master reading/writing/speaking Spanish, you can learn Portuguese in about 6-12 months, Italian in about a year or two, and even some French. It's the gateway Romance language. Oh, and to read Borges, Gabo, Vargas Llosa, Fuentes, Allende, Gorodischer, Zafón, Cercas, Bolaño, Fuguet, Soldán, Padilla, Volpi, etc. in their native language...divine.
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OK linguaphiles and intelligentsia of RAFO, which language should I learn?
- 20/12/2009 05:25:54 PM
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Spanish
- 20/12/2009 05:51:56 PM
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If you learn Spanish, it won't be that hard to learn Portugese and Italian *NM*
- 20/12/2009 08:18:11 PM
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I vote German. It's the closest that I I come to "speaking" another language.
- 21/12/2009 03:15:42 AM
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I'd suggest Spanish.
- 21/12/2009 07:30:26 AM
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*NM*
I'm neither of those things in your title, but I'll put in another vote for Spanish.
- 21/12/2009 02:08:09 PM
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We all have our own prejudices for suggesting languages. Of the three, I suggest French.
- 21/12/2009 02:32:45 PM
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