:) U r the only 1 who appreciates my GR pubs -- they are usually gone unnoticed. My Gr has deteriorated the last years so I feel u!
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well, I can speak Cypriot Greek - my Modern Greek = meh. Not rly been speaking with ppl for 10 years since I moved here to UK.
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I talk to my family often so my Greek is OK -- moved to NL 8 yrs ago -- but when it comes to writing academic text, no, no, no....
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I don't talk Mod Greek ever to fam though because my mum is Cyp (not dad hence surname). I only learned Mod Greek @ school.

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I hear u there. Then it is hard as it is a difficult language. Acad writing also needs a lot of vocabulary, that I also do not have
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I look some words up sometimes or ask Cypriot (or Greek) academics the words. Like cognitive science is γνωσιακή επιστήμη.
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I'm proud of myself for knowing that and σημασιολογικό = semantic. haha.
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Cypriot is also not as similar to Modern Greek than most ppl think anyway (esp see 2nd sentence): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypriot_Greek …
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