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Yeah, apparently it is natural that languages do that. I think german does too much of that, we're basically too lazy to figure out how to phrase things proper
by mlang23 5y ago
Yeah, apparently it is natural that languages do that. I think german does too much of that, we're basically too lazy to figure out how to phrase things properly in german, so we just stick in a few english words. That feels different then what english does with words like "Kindergarten" and "Zeitgeist". But I guess I am too much on one side of the fence to see the similarities.
- titanomachy 5y agoEnglish is a highly recombinant language, it’s natural for English speakers to pull words from German or elsewhere rather than inventing new English words from scratch.