Svip

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   by Svip 14y ago

   I apologise, I did not mean that people who were 'unwilling' to learn other languages are lazy. It is hard to demand that everyone know every language, so a lingua franca (English in this case) is all right. What I meant to say is that lan
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   by Svip 14y ago

   I was actually thinking of spoken languages, and attempts to solve the same issues in one particular programming language. Or in the larger scope of designing a system (where choice of programming language is less relevant). I often find t
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   by Svip 14y ago

   I disagree. My position is not that English is bad (English has some advantages here and there, but it is hardly the best language I know), it is very practical - and necessary - to learn if you want to work in IT. No doubt about it. Howe
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   by Svip 14y ago

   Touché. I believe European politicians have talked about how the prosperity of other European countries will benefit us all in the end. The EU has provided a much easier access for Scandinavia to other European countries' markets, allowin
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   by Svip 14y ago

   Not all action should be seen as a political advantage for one self. Particularly not if you are a rich country, like all Scandinavian countries are. And Nordic countries for that matter as well. I feel it is about trying to help Eastern
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   by Svip 14y ago

   Oh, I am not Estonian. But Estonian television is not dubbed, merely subtitled. I just don't believe that 'X population is generally good at speaking Y language' means that 'X's mother tongue is related to Y' is a sound argument.
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   by Svip 14y ago

   But being serious for a moment: Wasn't it during Old English that English was mostly heavily influenced by Old Norse? Who can forget the Norwegian, Danish and Jutes' invasions? As an example, just look at Beowulf, famous for being a work
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   by Svip 14y ago

   Estonians have an easy time too,[1] learning English apparently. So clearly English is also a Finno-Ugric language. [1] Based on the fact that almost all Estonian youth (16 - 26 years old) can speak English properly.