Murtaza Hussain pfp
Murtaza Hussain
@mazmhussain
Speaking fluent English is such a privilege in the present day. King of languages. I speak a few other languages but I can’t say any of them are nearly as useful. Persian would’ve been useful 200 years ago but now it’s basically something to impress people at parties. The fact that almost everyone in Europe seems to speak English has also demotivated me from learning other European languages even though some are beautiful on their own terms. I can understand French I just don’t feel a pressing need to finish studying it.
17 replies
11 recasts
67 reactions
phil pfp
phil
@phil
the american curse
1 reply
0 recast
18 reactions
Alexey 🎩🐲🐹 pfp
Alexey 🎩🐲🐹
@skrim
I wish I'd learned English sooner so I could speak it fluently. I had German and English at school and Spanish at university. As a result, I don't speak any of them fluently, except russian and Ukrainian.
1 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Eric Platon pfp
Eric Platon
@ic
Learning other language mechanics has one advantage: See the world through different lenses. No need to be fluent, and source of innovative thinking. E.g. Japanese relies on way fewer sounds like, say, English (~100 times fewer), so fewer words. Practice of the language relies a lot on context and situations to interpret the same words. Powerful, error prone for heretics. Written language has also formal techniques to “compress” text.
1 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Snibb123.eth pfp
Snibb123.eth
@snibb123
I have what I call “restaurant and taxi Spanish”
1 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Oleksii Shcherbyna pfp
Oleksii Shcherbyna
@shcherbinalex
Being fluent in English does offer many opportunities, especially in an international environment. While other languages can be beautiful and culturally enriching, their practical value may be inferior to English in today's world. Understanding French is already a huge achievement, and you may want to return to it if you find the motivation or interest to learn it further.
0 reply
1 recast
1 reaction
Rafaello.base.eth pfp
Rafaello.base.eth
@rafaello12
The powerhouse of America probably did that
0 reply
0 recast
2 reactions
Mike_RWA.Writer ✍️ pfp
Mike_RWA.Writer ✍️
@mikepreneur24
It’s true, English feels like a universal key nowadays. While other languages have their beauty, the practicality of English makes it hard to prioritize learning more. Still, there’s something special about being able to connect with different cultures through language!
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
ns pfp
ns
@nickysap
Spanish comes in handy depending on where you live even in the U.S.
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
MattwithouttheT 🎩 pfp
MattwithouttheT 🎩
@mathew
I really regret not continuing with Spanish out of high school and into college. My partner is fluent and I admire her ability to converse any time we travel down south.
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Liang @ degencast.wtf 🎩 pfp
Liang @ degencast.wtf 🎩
@degencast.eth
This is so true especially considering now everyone would start to do software programming in English using AI!
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Icetoad 🎩 🍕 🎶 🐈 💚 pfp
Icetoad 🎩 🍕 🎶 🐈 💚
@icetoad.eth
I speak piglatin at parties. People are always instantly impressed.
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Rando pfp
Rando
@chasing-pointers
I learned German, but seldom get a chance to use it.
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Pappy pfp
Pappy
@pappyjoe
You are right with thus but it depends on how you are being brought up
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
adnum pfp
adnum
@adnum
I remember 20y ago when almost nobody spoke english and I had to learn every language of the country I was sent to work to Today I can go by with english in most countries But it helps to know other languages so nobody can speak behind my back 😂🤣🙈
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Starllium pfp
Starllium
@benya
💯 agreed 👍 Our native language should have be the best but English language make other languages feel less since it is highly recognized in a lot of places even tho it is not the most popular language
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Phorr pfp
Phorr
@phorr
Do you want to read Rumi , Hafiz, Saadi......in English ? Have you ever read them ? Impressing People at parties ??
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
HopSlam pfp
HopSlam
@hopslam
I find it interesting because I've always heard English is the toughest to learn. I speak English natively, but when I learned Spanish, I remember thinking "Wow, this makes a lot more sense."
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Dan pfp
Dan
@seyex.eth
Can you speak spanish
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction