A major impediments to our understanding is our belief in Americanism. For example, though we don’t express is out loud, we subliminally believe that all knowledge is expressed in English.
English is a combination of other languages as a result it can be confusing when the same word used in a slightly different context means the opposite. When I traveled Europe decades ago I used to sit and just observe amazing how much you can pick up that way and had no problem picking up some basic French and Spanish can't understand why these trigger you.
I wish I had taken the time when I was younger to learn more languages.
On a side note I was lucky to meet a Russian in Dresden who taught me some basic German and Russian loved listening to her voice, then in Paris at a small bar I liked a new barmaid arrived, now I love listening to French ladies speaking English, but I just had to keep the Russian speaking just to hear her accent it was pure heaven. Like many Russians she spoke English but after a few months in Paris with her French boyfriend she realised she had to learn French, I'm glad she did 😊
A language I just couldn't even start to get my head around was Swiss German sounded totally Martian, talking to the manager where I was staying she said her daughter was studying Swiss German and she couldn't even understand her. The only positive thing I can say about English it has become the international language of business and travel and gives people of different languages a common platform to interact.
Thank you, Don, an exquisite accounting of why the zionist enemy must disappear!
'English' is actually a 'dumbed-down language'.
Then it went even dumber, with the 'invention' of 'slang' (words).
And just when you thought it couldn't get any lower.......
we get 'Computer Speak'.....the 'OMG', 'WTF', 'LOL', 'TTYL', ect.
Yes....'The Wests' English speakers have reverted to CAVEMEN! LOL (<< Yes, I'm guilty of it too!)
I can handle ANY language on this planet.....EXCEPT 3 of them.
When I hear Spanish, French or Yiddish.....my blood pressure shoots up and my blood starts to boil!
There's just something about those 3 languages....they're VILE....VULGAR; really hard on the ears (brain).
English is a combination of other languages as a result it can be confusing when the same word used in a slightly different context means the opposite. When I traveled Europe decades ago I used to sit and just observe amazing how much you can pick up that way and had no problem picking up some basic French and Spanish can't understand why these trigger you.
I wish I had taken the time when I was younger to learn more languages.
On a side note I was lucky to meet a Russian in Dresden who taught me some basic German and Russian loved listening to her voice, then in Paris at a small bar I liked a new barmaid arrived, now I love listening to French ladies speaking English, but I just had to keep the Russian speaking just to hear her accent it was pure heaven. Like many Russians she spoke English but after a few months in Paris with her French boyfriend she realised she had to learn French, I'm glad she did 😊
A language I just couldn't even start to get my head around was Swiss German sounded totally Martian, talking to the manager where I was staying she said her daughter was studying Swiss German and she couldn't even understand her. The only positive thing I can say about English it has become the international language of business and travel and gives people of different languages a common platform to interact.
As for yiddish, yuk!
I would love to learn/speak Russian.
I would love to LIVE in RUSSIA! lol
Lo que sera, sera!