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Young people across Europe use lots of English words or even whole sentences. It tends to be a fad though, a way for young people to show off how trendy they ar
by Mediterraneo10 7y ago
Young people across Europe use lots of English words or even whole sentences. It tends to be a fad though, a way for young people to show off how trendy they are. Once my own peer group in Romania all reached their thirties and were no longer so interested in showing off, everyone generally dropped the English admixture and went back to speaking fairly “pure” Romanian.
Granted, Estonian may be in a different situation due to demographic factors.
- Mirioron 7y agoI don't know if it's really a fad. I use plenty of English words when speaking Estonian to somebody that also speaks English well. Sometimes the language switches every other sentence or even mid-sentence. Some concepts are just easier to put forth in English. I suppose part of this is that a lot of tech vocabulary in Estonian either doesn't exist or is quite awkward.
- dsego 7y agoI've noticed that younger people sometimes use english idioms when there is no equivalent substitute to convey the same expression in the native language.