Do you like your native language?
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I like english, to an extent. The grammar and small tidbits of it are horrible. I can't count how many years I'd have taken grammar and still be wrong in a lesson because "That word is being a verb there." The only reason I can put together fluent sentences with any sort of structure is because it is second nature to me. I took two years of Spanish/Español in middle school/junior high. I was told the credits would carry over but they did not and now I have to take another language. Spanish was nice but I wasn't taught correctly so I could barely get out a sentence. This past year I was supposed to take Italian but the school dropped it. So now I must choose between Mandarin Chinese, French, or Spanish. At least I can use French to impress women.
Well, Canadian English is still English. It's great in the sense that English is a nearly global language to many extents. It may not be exotic, but it is useful.
And when I want something a little more exotic, I turn to Canada's other official language, French. I actually quite like French and am trying to finally pick up where my non-French Immersion schooling left off on the subject.
So, to answer the topic, do I like my native language? Yes, both of them.
And when I want something a little more exotic, I turn to Canada's other official language, French. I actually quite like French and am trying to finally pick up where my non-French Immersion schooling left off on the subject.
So, to answer the topic, do I like my native language? Yes, both of them.
And apparently I'm the first person so far to mention Russian.
I like it, it's a very interesting language, especially since some of the best literature was originally in Russian, unfortunately the modern language is being diluted by American phrases, but I still speak Russian like it's 1942.
I like it, it's a very interesting language, especially since some of the best literature was originally in Russian, unfortunately the modern language is being diluted by American phrases, but I still speak Russian like it's 1942.
I don't mind English so much, except that it sucks at consistent spelling-to-phonetics and has seriously redundant sounds ("f" and "ph," for one example). But the American accent is sad because no one likes it. I want a sexy accent.
Dude, I love Russian. (I took classes in it for a while.) The accent is *awesome* and I like the way the words flow.Gennadios said:
I like that English is the language used by everyone everywhere for everything and that I know it, and I like the great variety of words that I can use to describe things (apparently we have twice the words of French! Take that, France!), but the exceptions to the rules are so mind-bogglingly common that we might as well not have rules, and so many words sound terrible when you stop to think about it. Although there's not really a language that I like the sound of, so there's that.
I believe every language has its own charm. I, however, would personally be very happy if English had some spelling reform. As for the language originally spoken in my area, I have a choice between Ojibwe, Dakota, and Lakota (which are all pretty difficult, but concise). I am studying Welsh for I have ancestors from there and for its sound (I love the "ll" and "rh" sounds).
Nah, Icelandic is a stiff and a cumbersome language that only slows us Icelanders down. Some might say that it´s a beautiful language with a rich history, but those can get stuffed. And when we speak English, the accent makes us sound like the only thing we're able to say is "Hodor"
Doubt Dutch is classified as a Scandinavian language. Do you mean danish(aka the people that sounds like they´re being strangled when they talk)Dags90 said:
It's not so hard once you learn to relax your throat and stop rolling your tongue. If that fails, shoving a potato down your windpipe helps.batti said:
Still don't expect half of them to understand you though
I love English. It can absorb foreign words and make use of them. But I feel German is a bit more brütal and I love brütal.
If you're going to throw around Dutch insults, then do it with some style:Ti0k0 said:I like the Dutch language, yes.
It doesn't sound too aggressive or too passive and it doesn't have as many exceptions as English does.
In any case, good luck with your exams, flapdrol(How can you loathe a word like that? XD)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1bSW4_gzqY
(Alright, he is Flemisch, but still)
OT: I think Dutch is sort of okay. Thanks to gaming and the internet I do prefer English, though.
Also, does anyone else think Dutch sounds like German mixed with English? I've heard that a lot from non-dutch-speakers.
Good ol' Dutch. Proudly boasting the oldest standing national anthem still used today. Of course it's outdated in ways I can't even describe in my current state (tired and should have gone to bed an hour ago state), but I like the sounds I can produce as a result of being born in The Netherlands.
This results in being able to pronounce other languages more easily, because we are familiar with odd vowel sounds. The Dutch "G" is the perfect example. Instead of the softy English g, we get full use of our throat sounds (except for people from the Limburg province, but they're practically Belgian anyway).
Yes, I love Dutch. And still I love English more. I'm a bit of an Anglophile.
English is easier to learn, but Dutch is easier to master I think.
This results in being able to pronounce other languages more easily, because we are familiar with odd vowel sounds. The Dutch "G" is the perfect example. Instead of the softy English g, we get full use of our throat sounds (except for people from the Limburg province, but they're practically Belgian anyway).
Yes, I love Dutch. And still I love English more. I'm a bit of an Anglophile.
English is easier to learn, but Dutch is easier to master I think.
I do think Dutch sounds like German. Same basics really. The only reason I think Dutch sounds more like English is because we adopt English words, where Germans make new words more often.Lectori Salutem said: