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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (5 children)

It was widespread in Croatia until the late middle ages, about XIV-XV century.

Noone knows how to read it, apart from some linguists and overzealous Witcher fans.

I could fluently read and write it in high school. Was bored.

[–] TwilightKiddy 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

Yea, Croatia is the only place it got widely used. Is it some kind of historical elective course in Croatian schools? Been a coupe of times in Croatia, never seen Glagolitic in the wild, though. Maybe wasn't looking good enough.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Is it some kind of historical elective course

No, there was a poster showing correspondence with Latin on the wall, somewhere. The symbols are almost 1-1 with modern orthography, so it takes only about a week of practice. And I was really bored.

never seen Glagolic in the wild

It's about as distant from modern use as runes are for germanic speakers, but maybe with different connotations. Decorative nonsense.

But I did submit essays written with that when I wanted to fail with style. :)

I also met a guy in college who used it to keep notes. That guy was also bored.

[–] TwilightKiddy 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I guess I'll just add you guys to the "overzealous Witcher fans" and consider my point valid.

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