Re:The world’s hardest (for native English speakers) languages
by dcurtis on Monday December 21, 2009 @09:14PM
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Interesting thoughts, but you shouldn't editorialize titles. The title of the article in this case, given by the author, is actually more accurate than the one you chose.
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Re:The world’s hardest (for native English speakers) languages
by ars on Monday December 21, 2009 @09:25PM
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You shouldn't editorialize, but you are allowed to change titles.
The author specifically says he is talking about hard for english speakers, so the new title is correct.
Specifically:
"Languages tend to get “harder” the farther one moves from English and its relatives. Assessing how languages are tricky for English-speakers gives a guide to how the world’s languages differ overall."
and
"A truly boggling language is one that requires English speakers to think about things they otherwise ignore entirely."
as two examples.