Cardinal Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti is said to have spoken 40 languages. Part of his secret was being able to translate his opener, I mean the Lord's Prayer into all of those languages.
From a polyglot perspective, knowing a prayer or a popular song in many languages is a way to understand how the language works. Multiple articles, tenses, irregular words, etc
But Cardinal must have had a very seductive rap, the inherent message of the opener and his transition was field tested on many different people of many different cultures and tongues.
His message had universal appeal at a base level. Arguably the personality of a missionary, the sense of righteousness and conviction play a part in the conversion game.
Can we develop a Player's Prayer that basically hits the right universal notes?
WIA
From a polyglot perspective, knowing a prayer or a popular song in many languages is a way to understand how the language works. Multiple articles, tenses, irregular words, etc
But Cardinal must have had a very seductive rap, the inherent message of the opener and his transition was field tested on many different people of many different cultures and tongues.
His message had universal appeal at a base level. Arguably the personality of a missionary, the sense of righteousness and conviction play a part in the conversion game.
Can we develop a Player's Prayer that basically hits the right universal notes?
WIA
