Some languages certainly seem more suited to rhyme. The Inferno sounds far better in the original for example. English is not a particularly great language for poetry — Count Timothy von Icarus
For me it is clear that languages are different and that if there is a difference then one is to be better than another. — I like sushi
For me it is clear that languages are different and that if there is a difference then one is to be better than another. — I like sushi
f you read this far, then the answer is clear. It is English which is the most useful language in the world for the number of speakers in the world (don't know how many exactly but it would be spoken in every country you place you foot in), — Corvus
A lot of them would also speak English in some degree. So you must add about 15-30% of them into the English speakers. Every country in the world you think of, you should be adding 20-30% of them into the number of English speakers.I think this isn't quite right - about 1.3bil English speakers and about 1.8bil Mandarin speakers last I saw anything about it.. — AmadeusD
My point is that number for English speakers includes those people.
It doesn’t exclude them. So nothing to add to the number :) — AmadeusD
My point was, whatever countries I visited, if didn't know their native local language, I was able to communicate with the most locals in English. No other language would have been able to do that. — Corvus
What does any of this mean? — Jamal
Yeah, I was in some sceptic mood there in my previous message. :)I would say i've somewhat experienced the same, but only in a commercial sense.
Most random locals don't speak English in the, lets say, 'exotic' places i've visited. I had to pick up some Arabic to work my way around, socially, in Egypt (don't read in to that - i recall about six words), despite every commercial interaction being super-easy due to English being taken on for that purpose in Egypt. — AmadeusD
English comes the top with 1.45 billion speakers in the world. — Corvus
Yes, you could be correct. My statement was again from my guessing having met many continental European students from Germany, Norway, Italy, France, Spain, .. even from Romania, they all spoke perfect English. But in their own countries, I am not sure how it would be like. I have not been to many of the countries personally.Not that it matters much, but this is not remotely the case, unless you just mean that all European countries have significant numbers of English-speakers. — Jamal
Language is a tool to communicate for foremost purpose. — Corvus
I would say mainly due to the British Empire first and foremost. — I like sushi
Some values are better than others. Not sure how you could argue otherwise? — I like sushi
I really hope I haven’t broken any rules in this post by the way :/ Please excuse me if I have, as I am new to this site. — Beverley
I really hope I haven’t broken any rules in this post by the way :/ Please excuse me if I have, as I am new to this site. — Beverley
Dude, to say something is "better" is a subjective opinion.Are you just identifying your subjective opinion, or are you saying something objective?
As in, you think you better express yourself with painting than sculpture, or are you saying that sculpture is the truly best way to express certain perspectives?
Seems the former would be the only sustainable claim. — Hanover
Spanish is such a mixture of arabian, germanic and latin, very hard to get a grasp on — Ansiktsburk
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