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> dont pretend 'cultural imperialism' was invented by the Anglo saxons No one was saying this. As you correctly point out, other cultures and languages have be
by kingbirdy 7y ago
> dont pretend 'cultural imperialism' was invented by the Anglo saxons
No one was saying this. As you correctly point out, other cultures and languages have been culturally dominant before, and now English is. It's entirely possible in another century or two it will be Mandarin, or Hindi, or who knows what.
> I think the major difference to this shift to English is the fact the language is so damn easy and efficient compared to others
That's a pretty rare take on English. Most people seem to think it's a PITA due to how many different languages it's cribbed from, resulting in next to zero consistent rules.
- corodra 7y agoI have no idea where the myth started that people think English is a tough language for people. The only struggles non native speakers typically have is pronouncing th, usage of she/her, some oddball spellings, over use of same sounding words and if they come from non article languages, articles. That's a crazy short and easy to overcome list in comparison to, oh I dont know, all the goddamn irregular verbs of romance languages. Male/female articles or conjugation orgy fest most languages have. The tone and writing nature of most Asian languages. Most people I know that do t speak english natively, picked it up pretty damn quick and easy.