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I thought it was Gaul or Gallia or something

Gallia

Gallia , pars Europae occidentalis, in territoria Gallorum, Aquitanorum, et Belgarum divisa. Sic initium De Bello Gallico libri a Gaio Iulio Caesare est: "Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres quarum unam incolunt Belgae, aliam Aquitani, tertiam qui ipsorum lingua Celtae, nostra Galli appellantur." Historia Galli, qui Germaniam superiorem incolerunt, circa 50 a.C.n. in Galliam inveniebant. Incoli e quoque Galli sunt; ex hoc facto nomen huius partis Italiae est Gallia cisalpina. Iulius Caesar Bellum Gallicum anno 50 a.C.n. gessit. Anno 453 potestas Romanorum in Gallia finivit, et...

Q: I have not gone. But I *have* gone!

This is a funny question:

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Let's pretend that you recently started working for a company. This company has a yearly Christmas party, and you are wondering whether you're expected to go. You: Are we expected to attend these Christmas parties every year? Coworker: I have not gone before, and my boss still loves m...

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"I want to say X. But when I say Y instead, that's not quite what I wanted to say. How do I say X?")))

haha

kiamlaluno

Oh, it's like in Italian: Gallia.

Sounds like my officemate from Serbia

12:08 AM

The one who informs you about her lavatory adventures?

Yes

That Gallia link reminds me of a question I wanted to ask: is there an English Wikipedia article for this fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_(langue)? (there should be a closing bracket at the end)

She also always asks me how to phrase emails in English, and it is almost always like this question.

Her: "How do I tell my professor that I can't meet with him today because I need to go to an important meeting?" Me: "I can't meet with you today because I need to go to an important meeting."

Oh wait, an incoming edit!

@Vitaly Is that different from this?

Romani language

Romani or Romany, Gypsy or Gipsy () is any of several languages of the Romani people. They are Indic, sometimes classified in the "Central" or "Northwestern" zone, and sometimes treated as a branch of their own. According to Ethnologue, seven varieties of Romani are divergent enough to be considered languages of their own. The largest of these are Vlax Romani (about 900,000 speakers), Balkan Romani (700,000), Carpathian Romani (500,000) and Sinti Romani (300,000). Classification and status Analysis of the Romani language has shown that it is closely related to those spoken in cent...

12:10 AM

Yes, it is.

in Hub of Reason, Jan 15 at 4:55, by Borror0

It was written in Roman language! It was what French was before becoming Old French.

Looks like we've collectively misread the question.

Oh well.

It was fun while it lasted.

Eh?

The talk that follows that one message makes it more clear

@Kosmonaut See his edit.

Sounds like he's looking for "I haven't always gone" or something.

Manchmal hatte ich verschlafen.

Or what you say in your answer.

Also I am wondering if those two articles should have interwiki links between them:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protoroman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Gallo-Romance_Language

12:17 AM

Now I'm definitely going to bed.

(I don't speak any French, I can understand it as much as my English lets me)

You should be asking @Cerberus.

Cerberus

Hey.

Happy bedtime!

Q: What is "backshifting", as applied to English grammar?

I have read the French article and the first ten words of the English one, doesn't look like the same thing to me.

But what do I know.

Night all!

Cerberus

Am I being summoned?

Billare

12:20 AM

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I saw this term, backshifting, in an answer to another question, that was not endorsed by the community: [T]he process called backshifting...[it] signal[s] that the speech is not direct/quoted but rather it is indirect/reported. That sounds very interesting, but unfortunately, I can't be ...

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You are =P