Hello Christina, I use and can communicate in ASL. My fluency
leaves alot to be desired but I have only been studying intensely for
about a year. I have been told it takes about three years to acquire
fluency in any language acquired in adulthood. My godsons are little
speed demons…they use ASL when they are trying to keep secrets from
the adults…LOL Thanks for shedding some light on this overlooked
language.
Rene
Hi All, I think that as an artist, and after one travels to major
foreign art centers, they realize how much they miss out on by not
knowing, at least some basics. As we find out when we get there, its
always too late…to look it up. French and Italian are fondly spoken
by me and I keep up by playing music in those laguages (and more)
while I make jewelry. Mary Ann Archer
Kenneth, You are an artist in being a wonderful, helpful, caring,
friendly human being. That is and of itself is an art.
I for one, am very happy to know you.
Terrie
I have only American English. I can decipher some words in the
romance languages thanks to latin and cookbooks but can not pronounce
most of them.
Marilyn Smith
Learning Italian as we speak. Anyone else have Italiano?
Ciao ciao
con Brio
Brian Adam
Auckland NEW ZEALAND
brian@adam.co.nz
www.adam.co.nz
Lets see… American, English , Indian English ( from India) French
english, German English, Swedish English, Thai English… 
Also French was my first language age 0 to 2 , American English, Then
German( unused) , Italian ( also Unused) , Thai, Fluent, And
currently learning spanish with a few of my employees. So, Currently
Fluent in 3 languages … other languages work when pushed!!!
Daniel Grandi
Hello I have been following this subject. I speak the language
of love. No need for words when appreciating the beauty I see in any
creation that makes it’s way into this world through the hands of
talented and some not so talented people. Joyce
I speak English, had 2 years of German in high school which I
enjoyed and I try to keep it up, even if only on a rudimentary basis.
I’m trying to learn Irish Gaelic which although difficult, is
beautiful to me. My 1st grade daughter is trying to teach me ASL.
I know it’s not a “real” language, but I love the writings and
languages of JRR Tolkien and I’ve used the elvish tengwar (alphabet)
in several of my pieces. I find the letters to be fun to work with
from a design standpoint. His writings have also inspired me to
create my own version of some of the jewelry described in the books
when I first started making jeweler many years ago.
Barb Baur
Jeweler, Art Smith
My paternal grandfather was an agricultural worker/ploughman in
rural Lancashire in the North West of England, and I vividly recall
that I couldn’t understand a single word of his at times…he spoke a
deep Lancashire dialect that I later recognised as retaining many Old
English words (pre-Chaucerian),and the pronunciation was similarly
medieval…all that has now died out of course with the passing
of all his contemporaries.An example…when I came in from the
rain…“Nahthen,lad Aert witshot?” in translation “Hello, lad,do you
have wet feet?” literally “Art thou wet shod?”!! Steve Holden
www.platayflores.com
I was quite surprised to hear that the majority of people are
bilingual. I suspect that if you sorted out the Americans from the
Europeans, it would be a different story for Americans. Or, at
least, native Americans. We generally have no particular reason or
need to learn another language so, being lazy, we don’t. I find
learning other languages very difficult. (The reason I don’t have
PhD .after my name!) Europeans do often have such a need. I would
also imagine that most of the bilingual Americans (or people living
in the US) are non-native. Margaret @Margaret_Malm2, in Utah’s colorful Dixie