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One possibility for the popularity of English in addition to its ubiquity is that it tends to allow for more succinctness than other languages, which can be important when a lot of information needs to be exchanged. |
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01-30-2024, 06:08 AM | #92 |
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Perhaps. I'm in no position to comment on that, since English and Russian are the only foreign languages I've learned (plus a bit of Finnish from watching Finnish television in my childhood).
As to various grammatical rules (weird or not), Estonian has at least hundred times more of those than English. We also have lots of loans from other languages (German and Russian, mostly). So for that reason English grammar seems quite simple and straightforward to me, regardless of exceptions. But of course I don't know how hard it is to learn Estonian as a foreign language, compared to English, for example. I haven't heard any Estonians complaining about English being difficult, though. I guess it all depends on where you live and what your native language is. Last edited by Sirtel; 01-30-2024 at 06:11 AM. |
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