list-meant (the dreaded cc: problem recurs): From: Noah Stacy <nstacy at cinci.rr.com> Subject: Re: Vlad and Kiera *Spoilers for _Orca_* > > Incidentally, how stable have Hebrew and Arabic (and other languages > strongly tied to religious texts) been? Classical/Quaranic Arabic is distinct from modern spoken Arabic--probably on the level of a dialect, maybe? And it's always been my understanding that no one is quite sure exactly how classical Hebrew was spoken--it's all conjecture. Modern Hebrew is certainly different. Sorry--had to pop in with my limited knowledge. :) Back to the lurk... N. "Beer, like women, come in all different kinds. This is by design so that we are not all fighting over the same one." -- WeTheSheeple, fark.com