Croatian

Conflating Serbian and Croatian is somewhat understandable.

Language Map of Europe » E-Mail 2009

Conflating Serbian and Croatian is somewhat understandable.

Language Map of Europe 2009

And, after realising there's interest in Croatian SF abroad, I translated my story "What Colour is the Wind?" into English and sent it to Iwoleit.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Aleksandar Žiljak 2009

I feel that this new book, Apex Book of World SF, is an important project and I really hope it will succeed, because I have faith not only in Croatian SF, but in SF from many other countries worldwide.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Aleksandar Žiljak 2009

There are also some stories in Croatian on Serbian site Art-anima.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Aleksandar Žiljak 2009

I thought this was a bit condescending, conjuring up images of people gratefully expounding your virtues as a dialectic genius (Interestingly, Croatian is actually a dialect of Serbo-Croat/Croato-Serbian, and NOT a language in itself).

Spot the difference « Sven’s guide to… 2006

Croatian is a difficult language to learn, and the locals rarely expect anyone to bother, which makes them all the more pleasantly surprised if you make the effort to learn a few phrases.

Spot the difference « Sven’s guide to… 2006

Also reprinted in Croatian translation in the magazine Futura.

Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2004

One of leading scorers in Croatian professional leagues; spent last season with Cibona

USA TODAY Latest news 2000

Croatian is written in the Roman alphabet, is identified with Roman Catholicism, and borrows its high-culture words from the west -- from German, for example, and Latin.

Should English Be the Law? 1997