• VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf
    144·
    2 years ago

    I speak (well, mostly write) English because it’s the only language that the vast majority of the world knows, including my girlfriend.

    Also, I’m a linguaphile and it has more words for me to play with than any other language 😁

    • raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world
      33·
      2 years ago

      Also, I’m a linguaphile and it has more words for me to play with than any other language 😁

      You are definitely missing a few…

          • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf
            21·
            2 years ago

            But can you combine words to make up (gramatically correct) words on the fly?

            Absofuckinglutely 😁

              • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf
                11·
                2 years ago

                Some people will always get annoyed when you play with language, doesn’t matter how you do it or with which language.

                English just happens to be exceptionally malleable and fun to play with, compared to most other languages including my native Danish 🤷

                  • VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf
                    21·
                    2 years ago

                    Some aspects of it, such as the fact that the only way to know the en/et of nouns is to already know, indeed suck but I wouldn’t say the language as a whole sucks. It’s an ok language, English is just a much better one 🤷

        • raspberriesareyummy@lemmy.world
          12·
          2 years ago
          1. quantity of words has nothing to do with the potential of playing with a language / double meanings tc
          2. don’t believe every website you find in a google search