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It seems like a difficult language to learn (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

the alternative is to make the syntax become a hellish mess. Like Mandarin or English.

Now hang on just a second. English is fine. You just have to memorize or correctly guess the etymology of whatever word it is you're trying to spell/pronounce in order to get ... oh, okay, I think I see the problem now.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    In Latin for example it’s just a “…near the noun? Whatever, just don’t be ambiguous."

    It doesn't need to be remotely close to the noun lol

    Though Latin syntax can get annoying sometimes (when do I use the subjunctive? What's the correct negation? Perfect or imperfect… maybe pluperfect? Which noun is this random genitive modifying?), it does make sense eventually. I guess that is also true for English, but I still mess up the tenses sometimes.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Think you this some kind of joke?

    (What do you mean you don't want to sound like an Elizabethan or earlier?!)

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