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From studies in Italian, Spanish, and French, I have deduced that English has a really lousy word for "sewer". It just sounds ugly. At least compared to fagne and cloaca and égout. Sewer's no fun to say and it nearly grates on the ears.
English is boring though, I don't know of a more watered down language.
I've been learning German for 2 months, I something and write it good but I can't speak it well something somethingIch lerne deutsch seit zwei Monaten. Ich verstehe und schreibe es gut, aber ich kann es gut nicht sprechen. Die Aussprache ist ganz schwer. (Probably a couple grammar mistakes and mistranslations, but there's my effort.)
Anyone have any advice for someone who wants to self-teach German? I have some books and stuff and I've been studying when I have time, but I'm not sure how to really start making progress. :c
I think there are plenty of people in America who speak proper English. About as many as there are in other countries, at least! As far as I know, most people don't speak their own languages perfectly - they certainly don't write them perfectly, anyway. There are plenty of people in Sweden who don't, even more people in France who don't, and certainly people in the UK who don't... I've never been to the US, but I'm sure the situation is much the same there.My native language is English, and I'm better at it than most people I know. It confuses me how people can't speak proper English in America, where they've been speaking it all their lives.
English is boring though, I don't know of a more watered down language.
Also, if you only speak one language, what are you comparing it to? Or maybe you're just not better at it than most people you know.What do you mean by "watered down"? English is a rich and expressive language.
Das ist wunderbar! ... or something.ein bisschen nicht gut Schwedisch!
What do you mean by "watered down"? English is a rich and expressive language.
Also, if you only speak one language, what are you comparing it to? Or maybe you're just not better at it than most people you know.
I think there are plenty of people in America who speak proper English. About as many as there are in other countries, at least! As far as I know, most people don't speak their own languages perfectly - they certainly don't write them perfectly, anyway. There are plenty of people in Sweden who don't, even more people in France who don't, and certainly people in the UK who don't... I've never been to the US, but I'm sure the situation is much the same there.
I've been learning German for 2 months, I something and write it good but I can't speak it well something something
I'm like ecstatic that I could understand some of that!!!!!! I've been learning it for about one month now
ok erm
Ich spreche fließend Englisch, ein bisschen Deutsch und ein bisschen nicht gut Schwedisch!