Clarification Edit: for people who speak English natively and are learning a second language

  • @OhmsLawn
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    368 months ago

    It isn’t broken. It’s quirky, and they all are.

    What I appreciate about Spanish over English is the ease of spelling and pronouncing new words. What I appreciate about English over Spanish is the ease of creating new words.

    I have some limited ability/understanding in other languages, but not enough to judge. Except for French.

    • @morphballganon
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      328 months ago

      If you want to create new words, boy am I excited to tell you about German

      • @Pronell
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        8 months ago

        And what’s the word in German that means everything you just wrote?

        • @Tujio
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          198 months ago

          Neuwörtermachenaufgeregheit.

          • @IHateReddit
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            208 months ago

            Neologismuskreationsvorfreude would fit too

            • @[email protected]
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              8 months ago

              “Verschlimmbessern” is the best one I’ve read somewhere. It’s the result of trying to fix it but you fail and make it worse.

              Oh, and it’s read as in red, not read as in rede

          • Brickardo
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            28 months ago

            At this point “creating new words” is faster to say and to write

      • @OhmsLawn
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        68 months ago

        Truly unbelievable language. I love it. So easy to start, then you hit that wall of 25-letter words.

    • @Tujio
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      158 months ago

      The only ability you have in French is to judge. It’s what the language is for.