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That's debatable. As a learner of English as a foreign language, I (and my classmates) had a much harder time understanding "simple" words. Throw a word like
by yongjik 11y ago
That's debatable. As a learner of English as a foreign language, I (and my classmates) had a much harder time understanding "simple" words.
Throw a word like "rotate", and it's just a matter of memorizing what the word means. Throw in a "simple" word like "turn", and it has a gazillion different meanings for every situation. It's a total nightmare for language learners.
- Retra 11y agoHave you read Simple English? 'Turn' has many meanings because it has been used too often for reducing the number of words in sentences. You only have two choices when you want to do this: invent a new term (and totally confuse everyone) or use a related term (and let tome of the existing meaning bleed through.) Both of which make the language more complex.
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