The New Wave of Indian Type

Re:The New Wave of Indian Type by ivm on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @09:35PM (#16541827)

No way, English is too dry and limiting due to the lack of emotional tones that are present at least in Spanish and Russian (because of the flexibility of words and their order in a sentence). I'm ok with using it for technical purposes but I would prefer something else to actually talk.

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Re:The New Wave of Indian Type by shrimp_emoji on Thursday March 08, 2018 @01:04PM (#16546226)

I know what you mean. I speak another language (natively), and it's surprising how more emotionally expressive it is than English. Personally, though, I like English's relative dryness; it makes English seem much more civil and rational. That other language sounds vulgar and primal. D:

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Re:The New Wave of Indian Type by janc_ on Thursday March 08, 2018 @03:19AM (#16543096)

I think you are comparing with "business English" instead of actual locally spoken/written English here...

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Re:The New Wave of Indian Type by ivm on Thursday March 08, 2018 @07:20AM (#16543888)

No, the one spoken with family and friends – it's still limiting. Profanities in English aren't diverse either.

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Re:The New Wave of Indian Type by sangnoir on Thursday March 08, 2018 @03:45PM (#16547486)

> Profanities in English aren't diverse either

English profanity feels unsatisfying/watered-down. I suspect overuse in pop-culture has worn away most of the taboo factor, making it less cathartic.

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Re:The New Wave of Indian Type by wbl on Saturday March 10, 2018 @02:33AM (#16557562)

And of the seven words you can't say we mostly use three.

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