@grammargirl 2 years ago we started to get Ukrainian refugees. I was able to help either practically with things like develop CVs (resumes) or help them learn better English. There was a proper teacher there. I was helping her. I decided to learn their language. Despite them being at the other end of Europe, I've been impressed by words we share in common - not just 20th century things. I suspect I'm seeing echoes of the indo-european language that was in use thousands of years ago somewhere.