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Yes. This is just another article trying to attack English by singling it out for scenarios that occur in every language. It's part of human communication and b
by silicon2401 5y ago
Yes. This is just another article trying to attack English by singling it out for scenarios that occur in every language. It's part of human communication and behavior, not a flaw inherent to English. Otherwise, what's the implication, that non-English speakers universally speak slowly and without any kind of idioms or color? That's disproven within a year of learning any new language
- jhanschoo 5y agoWell, there are a lot of Americanisms in business speak that just aren't frequent in international business that the unaware US speaker, for instance, will have difficulty expressing themselves without these colloquialisms or even being aware they are using them if they are not used to it. e.g. with baseball alone, * in the ballpark of (around) * touch base (have a short chat for mutual understanding of something) * dropped the ball (fucked up on something you are responsible for) * heavy hitter (the one that brings a lot of cash, etc.) https://web.uri.edu/iaics/files/M.-LAKHWANI-R.-CLAIR.pdf https://web.uri.edu/iaics/files/M.-LAKHWANI-R.-CLAIR.pdf