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As a native speaker of English and a speaker of German, I find that some things are more concise in one language and other things are more concise in the other.
by sfRattan 8y ago
As a native speaker of English and a speaker of German, I find that some things are more concise in one language and other things are more concise in the other. I don't know if this inconsistency is due to limits in my own knowledge or limits in each language, but I suspect it's a bit of both. Where things appear more concise to native speakers also probably has to do with both tacit knowledge of idioms and amount of time spent composing a deliberately aphoristic statement.
- poulsbohemian 8y ago>As a native speaker of English and a speaker of German, I find that some things are more concise in one language and other things are more concise in the other. I'm reminded of my former neighbors, who would switch between English and Spanish mid-sentence. I asked them about it once and they expressed a sentiment similar to yours. As an English and German speaker, my kids would tell you I sometimes do the same thing. Bad drivers get yelled at in German ;-D