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Ehh honestly, can't something as powerful and as long lived as Satan just... Know all spoken languages?
Imagine Satan trying to seduce you, but unable to buy your soul because he can't speak your language fluently. Would be a funny setup, but kinda lame
So if you were like a terminally online furry would Satan be all uwu *buys your soul*
*notices your soul* OwO what's this?
That would be kinda hot ngl
Well, for the Western world, classical Latin has a kind of mystique or vibe that other languages don't. People fear the grammar and classical pronunciation is just different enough (all c's are pronounced as "k") to make it sound familiar and foreign.
Interesting point, so it kind of puts it in the uncanny valley of language.
familiar foreign spooky.
Satan: vende mihi animam tuam pro maximo desiderio
Me: what's this about my verandah?
Satan: vende mihi animam tuam pro maximo desiderio
Me: Sorry, I... I got to get going, I got an appointment, hope you get help with whatever the fuck you need.
vade retro satana, nunquam suade mihi vana
Most versions I've seen in TV and movies can.
I'd assume all celestials can speak all languages ever created.
That's incredibly offensive.
Implying that a holy being could speak french makes me wanna barf
Don’t worry, the devil only speaks Québécois
I feel like Odin would know French, not because he wanted to but because he got lost and ended up picking it up for insult purposes.
I'm not sure of your reasoning. But I'll provide two ideas that may make you feel better and/or worse about it.
Both are much worse. I can forgive the French. They merely lost the birth lottery. It isn't thier fault they were born French. To learn it? Intentionally?
I enjoy the language despite butchering it every time, and I especially enjoy the French countryside. Pretty damn forgiving of a terrible accent, and with a smile.
Its Parisians that usually piss me off.