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I find that English often lacks words to express the same thing I can say in German. There might be a word that's close but it's often subtly different or lacki
by cloogshicer 2y ago
I find that English often lacks words to express the same thing I can say in German. There might be a word that's close but it's often subtly different or lacking in nuance.
Of course this also happens the other way around from time to time, but much less often. I wonder if it's because I'm biased as a German native speaker or because there really is a difference in the languages.
- bravetraveler 2y agoAs someone who only learned enough German to insult, I'd say it's part of the identity in the languages. English borrows from everyone. German borrows from itself (to create elephant words). Many of the phrases in German are single words that amount to sentences. English has some of the same, but it doesn't feed on/into itself