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Post by Pacifica on Nov 3, 2024 0:29:05 GMT
Did he accidentally discover a continent?
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Post by kizolk on Nov 3, 2024 9:01:23 GMT
No.
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Nov 3, 2024 10:20:21 GMT
Was he a native speaker of a romance language (or Latin itself, though this seems less likely to me)?
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Post by kizolk on Nov 3, 2024 10:50:52 GMT
Yes, a Romance language.
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Nov 3, 2024 11:52:57 GMT
Was that language Italian?
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Post by kizolk on Nov 3, 2024 11:53:50 GMT
No.
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Nov 3, 2024 12:10:37 GMT
French?
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Post by kizolk on Nov 3, 2024 12:42:43 GMT
No.
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Nov 3, 2024 12:49:47 GMT
Portuguese?
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Post by kizolk on Nov 3, 2024 13:15:32 GMT
Yes.
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Nov 3, 2024 14:52:46 GMT
Vasco da Gama?
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Post by kizolk on Nov 3, 2024 15:00:46 GMT
Correct!
I thought Magellan would come up first.
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Post by kizolk on Nov 3, 2024 15:05:09 GMT
By the way, Magellan's name in Portuguese is Fernão de Magalhães. I discovered it relatively late, and it struck me because the only Magalhães I knew was an old couple coming from a very rural place in Portugal and who spoke with an outrageous accent. Magalhães was them and no one else.
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Post by Pacifica on Nov 3, 2024 19:28:41 GMT
Since you guys seem to think this is OK...
I'm thinking of someone.
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Post by Etaoin Shrdlu on Nov 3, 2024 19:32:19 GMT
Real?
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