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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 27 points 2 years ago (7 children) Mine is capitalising everything because of German. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] orclev@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (5 children) At least German is consistent, unlike English where every so-called "rule" nearly has more exceptions than places it applies. As a native speaker I'm always amazed that anyone manages to learn our train wreck of a language. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago Same. We should all collectively abandon ship and just learn Esperanto or something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) English has its pitfalls, but is in many ways incredibly simple. Plus it's everywhere, and the best way to learn a language is to use it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago English is 3 or 4 languages melded into one. There's the Germanic old English which gives most of the base language. This is mixed with Norse from the viking invasions. Then aristocratic French came in around 1,000 years ago. Underneath it all, some regions have Celtic influences. Of course there aren't consistent rules. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Vinstaal0@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Dutch is way worse than English regarding inconsistencies it’s not even funny. Sadly Dutch is adapting to make some thing “proper” Dutch which where never proper Dutch and sound wrong to every native Dutch speaker. Like “groter als jij” instead of “groter dan jij”. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I'm not sure what you mean here. As far as spelling goes, Dutch is far more consistent than English. You're mentioning some none-standard Dutch which is often perceived as incorrect (and it is indeed according to the rules of the standard language norm). Yet, if you were correct in your claim that 'groter als jij' was 'never proper Dutch and sound[s] wrong to every native Dutch speaker', no native Dutch speaker would ever use 'groter als jij'. Native Dutch speakers do this often, though, and have been doing it at least since the seventeenth century (eg. this quote from 1670: 'Zy [de vrucht ”Peci”] is niet veel groter als een kastanie …, vol sap en aengenaem van smaek: herder dan een gemeine appel, en een weinig zuurachtig,' - 'It [the fruit "Peci"] is not much bigger than a chestnut ..., full of juice and pleasantly tasting: harder than a common apple, and a bit sourish,'). Sorry to have gone so off-topic here, though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Not Everything, just Nouns. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] orclev@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (5 children) At least German is consistent, unlike English where every so-called "rule" nearly has more exceptions than places it applies. As a native speaker I'm always amazed that anyone manages to learn our train wreck of a language. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago Same. We should all collectively abandon ship and just learn Esperanto or something. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) English has its pitfalls, but is in many ways incredibly simple. Plus it's everywhere, and the best way to learn a language is to use it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago English is 3 or 4 languages melded into one. There's the Germanic old English which gives most of the base language. This is mixed with Norse from the viking invasions. Then aristocratic French came in around 1,000 years ago. Underneath it all, some regions have Celtic influences. Of course there aren't consistent rules. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Vinstaal0@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Dutch is way worse than English regarding inconsistencies it’s not even funny. Sadly Dutch is adapting to make some thing “proper” Dutch which where never proper Dutch and sound wrong to every native Dutch speaker. Like “groter als jij” instead of “groter dan jij”. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I'm not sure what you mean here. As far as spelling goes, Dutch is far more consistent than English. You're mentioning some none-standard Dutch which is often perceived as incorrect (and it is indeed according to the rules of the standard language norm). Yet, if you were correct in your claim that 'groter als jij' was 'never proper Dutch and sound[s] wrong to every native Dutch speaker', no native Dutch speaker would ever use 'groter als jij'. Native Dutch speakers do this often, though, and have been doing it at least since the seventeenth century (eg. this quote from 1670: 'Zy [de vrucht ”Peci”] is niet veel groter als een kastanie …, vol sap en aengenaem van smaek: herder dan een gemeine appel, en een weinig zuurachtig,' - 'It [the fruit "Peci"] is not much bigger than a chestnut ..., full of juice and pleasantly tasting: harder than a common apple, and a bit sourish,'). Sorry to have gone so off-topic here, though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago Same. We should all collectively abandon ship and just learn Esperanto or something. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (1 child) English has its pitfalls, but is in many ways incredibly simple. Plus it's everywhere, and the best way to learn a language is to use it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago English is 3 or 4 languages melded into one. There's the Germanic old English which gives most of the base language. This is mixed with Norse from the viking invasions. Then aristocratic French came in around 1,000 years ago. Underneath it all, some regions have Celtic influences. Of course there aren't consistent rules. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago English is 3 or 4 languages melded into one. There's the Germanic old English which gives most of the base language. This is mixed with Norse from the viking invasions. Then aristocratic French came in around 1,000 years ago. Underneath it all, some regions have Celtic influences. Of course there aren't consistent rules. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vinstaal0@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Dutch is way worse than English regarding inconsistencies it’s not even funny. Sadly Dutch is adapting to make some thing “proper” Dutch which where never proper Dutch and sound wrong to every native Dutch speaker. Like “groter als jij” instead of “groter dan jij”. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I'm not sure what you mean here. As far as spelling goes, Dutch is far more consistent than English. You're mentioning some none-standard Dutch which is often perceived as incorrect (and it is indeed according to the rules of the standard language norm). Yet, if you were correct in your claim that 'groter als jij' was 'never proper Dutch and sound[s] wrong to every native Dutch speaker', no native Dutch speaker would ever use 'groter als jij'. Native Dutch speakers do this often, though, and have been doing it at least since the seventeenth century (eg. this quote from 1670: 'Zy [de vrucht ”Peci”] is niet veel groter als een kastanie …, vol sap en aengenaem van smaek: herder dan een gemeine appel, en een weinig zuurachtig,' - 'It [the fruit "Peci"] is not much bigger than a chestnut ..., full of juice and pleasantly tasting: harder than a common apple, and a bit sourish,'). Sorry to have gone so off-topic here, though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DonAntonioMagino@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I'm not sure what you mean here. As far as spelling goes, Dutch is far more consistent than English. You're mentioning some none-standard Dutch which is often perceived as incorrect (and it is indeed according to the rules of the standard language norm). Yet, if you were correct in your claim that 'groter als jij' was 'never proper Dutch and sound[s] wrong to every native Dutch speaker', no native Dutch speaker would ever use 'groter als jij'. Native Dutch speakers do this often, though, and have been doing it at least since the seventeenth century (eg. this quote from 1670: 'Zy [de vrucht ”Peci”] is niet veel groter als een kastanie …, vol sap en aengenaem van smaek: herder dan een gemeine appel, en een weinig zuurachtig,' - 'It [the fruit "Peci"] is not much bigger than a chestnut ..., full of juice and pleasantly tasting: harder than a common apple, and a bit sourish,'). Sorry to have gone so off-topic here, though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago Not Everything, just Nouns. permalink fedilink source parent