simkunghye 396 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 When ever I talk to my foreign friends like my friend from Germany and his Mexican girlfriend. They talk about how their langauges are better for expressing emotions and how you can change the language based on who you are talking to.. Like in English their is not formal or informal tone so you just speak to everyone the same way. Also in other languages you can speak in away that people know your emotion behind what you are saying. In English people have a hard time telling what emotion a person has through text. I realized on OH most people think everything is shade because of the general feeling of this website, but I bet most people aren't even trying to be shady. Maybe if another more effective language was the international language it would be better. What do you guys think?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thotcahontas 5,149 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I love english. I speak english. Leave my english ass alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reckoner 6,692 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 /shrug/ it's adequate for me but this is the only language i've ever known (but i've been learning school french for two years) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImInCloud13 10,942 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Sometimes I think yes. I don't know I feel like you can express with more detailed things in other language but maybe that depends on the language you speak. I still love it, it sounds good and it's easy to learn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abra 40,910 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 German good at expressing emotion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal 20,923 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 but there is an informal and formal tone. there are slang words and such and most respectable people wouldn't talk slang to, say, their boss at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnie-chan 1,338 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I speak English but I'm confused when some people say it's easy to learn and others say it's one of the hardest languages?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ñyan 1,712 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Of course foreign people would say it is easier to express their emotions in their mother tongue because it is their native language, it is natural, however, I disagree with the idea that English is not "good enough" to express emotions due to vocabulary syntax or whatever reason you might have thought. It depends on the person and the cultural background people have. OH people think everything is shading because all of them think everyone is making fun of their faves and they get over sensitive, I don't blame the language And English DO have formal and informal tone, what are you talking about? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simkunghye 396 Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 but there is an informal and formal tone. there are slang words and such and most respectable people wouldn't talk slang to, say, their boss at work. No there is not. It just people saying rude things or saying nice things. thats not the same as informal tone. Of course foreign people would say it is easier to express their emotions in their mother tongue because it is their native language, it is natural, however, I disagree with the idea that English is not "good enough" to express emotions due to vocabulary syntax or whatever reason you might have thought. It depends on the person and the cultural background people have. OH people think everything is shading because all of them think everyone is making fun of their faves and they get over sensitive, I don't blame the language The german guy grew up speaking both though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImInCloud13 10,942 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I speak English but I'm confused when some people say it's easy to learn and others say it's one of the hardest languages?! Honey trust me it's the easiest The hardest thing are prepositions and phrasal verbs. Maybe one conditional but that's it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Stupid Jellyfish 1,913 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Honestly I don't agree with a lot of this. I've never had any of the issues that you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
∙��� × 天使。 701 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I myself speak German and some other languages, and I can understand the formal - informal (who you address thing). As for the emotions... emotions are not only used through language anyways, but I don't really think that through English you can't express how you feel, there are so many ways to actually express yourself. I do think tho. that English is an easy language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Bendtner 232 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 no, they probably don't know how to speak it well - I can't think of something that I can't express in english Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvuhater 1,124 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Coming from a portuguese speaker, yes it is. Too simple. But I actually love the sound of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ñyan 1,712 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 No there is not. It just people saying rude things or saying nice things. thats not the same as informal tone. The german guy grew up speaking both though Maybe it is his personality or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftswitchsurf 12,276 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 hi bye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNRA 1,082 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 you do realize the english language has more words then any other language which means more ways for expressing your thoughts how in the heck is english a simple language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyungri 509 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 english is efficient as fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImInCloud13 10,942 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 you do realize the english language has more words then any other language which means more ways for expressing your thoughts how in the heck is english a simple language Number of words=/=Difficult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myreflections 3,232 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 i don't think it is inefficient. i often find that English offers me better words or expressions to say something. i often happen to resort to the english word instead of my own as well. i do think my language has it's own beauty. i think the trick with english, since it's so wildly spread, is that people interpret the words based on their meanings in their own language. so for different people, the same word can bring different meanings. i like the somewhat simplicity of it because it creates a base to follow so that everyone can understand. the "Shade feeling" on the forum is mostly because people often do shade others and groups and there is a very frequent feeling of sarcasm. i think that once the English vocabulary becomes more complex, it is much easier to relay a feeling. i will tho, prefer to say things like "I love you" in my own language because i feel that in this way, i can portray a deeper honest feeling. it feels a bit more real if i say it in my own language. and English has it's complicated stuff too. someone posted a video above. i guess those that learn a more elaborated English will find it harder while those settling for basic English find it simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YNRA 1,082 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Number of words=/=Difficult and??? your point??? no one was even talking about difficulty, the title says simplicity/inefficiency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanto 426 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 I speak English but I'm confused when some people say it's easy to learn and others say it's one of the hardest languages?! Trust, it IS one of the easiest in my opinion. The pronunciation of the words are pretty straight forward, and the rules are basic. I was able to pick it up under a year as a child. English isn't much compared to tonal languages, which change with how you pronounce a word. (But I can see why some people have difficulty with English due to grammar rules) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valentinna 14,313 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 My pronunciation is not that good since i learnt english by myself, but yes, it's pretty easy i'm native spanish speaker so, both languages are really similar, but i still believe spanish is harder than english lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImInCloud13 10,942 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 and??? your point??? no one was even talking about difficulty, the title says simplicity/inefficiency You said ''how it's simple if it's the language the the highest number of words'' the opposite of simple, difficult. You implied it I don't think it's inefficient though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hvnbins 731 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 English is a difficult language to master. I'm a native English speaker but even those who have grown up around me still have difficulty and they are natives themselves. People only think it's easy because they don't use advanced vocabulary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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