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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_empires Largest empires by landmass Ancient empires 1. Achaemenid Persian Empire - 7.5 million km? (under Darius the Great) 2. Han Chinese Empire - 6 million km? 3. Roman Empire - 5.9 million km? (under Emperor Trajan) 4. Macedonian Empire - 5.4...

I believe I am fluent only in France's French language. France French Québécois French (Quebecois French) Swiss French Belgian French Other French dialect

I also forgot to add that the plural markers are one of the most difficult things to learn about the German language. There are too many different plural markers in the masculine, neuter and feminine cases. And they are also complicated by the inclusion of umlauts. Masculine nouns: Der Mann...

Napoleon being called the greatest military strategist is a bit overrated. Have you overlooked his disastrous Russian campaign which decimated much of his army? Was Napoleon's decision to invade Russia into the middle of a deadly snowy winter really a brilliant battle strategy? His Russia...

Fabled Foreign Legion fading with time By SLOBODAN LEKIC, Associated Press Writer Tue Oct 31, 2:23 PM ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061031/ap_on_re_eu/fading_foreign_legion AUBAGNE, France - The Foreign Legion isn't what it used to be. Murderers on the run are no longer welcome, and...

German Likes: rich morphology, complex sentence constructions, three gendered cases (masculine, neuter and feminine) and distinctions between nominative, genitive, accusative, and dative cases. Dislikes: confusingly grammatical differences between the dependent clauses and independent clauses...

I am currently learning four different languages at the same time. French, German, Italian and Filipino/Tagalog. Even though German has basically a similar grammar to the English, German is the most difficult language for me to learn, because German language's morphology is richer than that of...

New terms have evolved due to the notoriety of the Enron scandal and trial. To be "enroned" is to be victimized or wronged by the company or boss you work for. An "enronian" is any employee or investor who has suffered from corporate scandal or corruption through no fault of their own. An...

Everyone, do you know that Old English (Anglo-Saxon) is the language of Beowulf? Old English seems almost more like a language than a dialect to me. I've recently taken an interest in studying the morphology, phonology, lexicology and syntax of the Old English language. Being a West Germanic...

Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (July 18, 1887–October 24, 1945) was a Norwegian fascist politician and officer. He held the office of Minister President in occupied Norway from February 1942 to the end of World War II, while the elected social democratic cabinet of Johan Nygaardsvold...

Which English do you use normally? I normally use American English and also use Philippine English sometimes with other Filipinos. I usually say lechon instead of "suckling pig", buko juice instead of "coconut juice", etc.

The best form of government in my view is parliamentary democracy. But when it comes to corruption in the majority of the legislature, it is better to be led by a wise and enlightened dictator than by a hundred corrupt politicians.

Yeah, I guess so. Thanks anyway.

I think it's time for me to make my own list. Top 10 greatest Americans: 1. Martin Luther King Jr. 2. Mark Twain 3. George Washington 4. Benjamin Franklin 5. Betsy Ross 6. Helen Keller 7. Paul Revere 8. Neil Armstrong 9. Geronimo 10. Malcolm X

The Irish have a long history of hate with English so they even confused British with English.