Re:Why Has Language Changed So Much So Fast? ‘Because Internet’
by marcus_holmes on Tuesday July 23, 2019 @06:24AM
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I find this fascinating. I'm learning German at the moment, and the traditional "y"-sound for the letter "j" is not used in words borrowed from English ("jeans", "jogging", etc). And there are so many words borrowed from English!
Also, I know German people who find it easier to have conversations on some subjects in English, even between native German speakers. I can't work out if this is the equivalent of chefs having to learn French; the language of technology is English, so if you want to talk about tech, you need to learn English. Or whether the world's language is becoming more Anglicised and so it's just easier to use English for modern conversations.
Also, I know German people who find it easier to have conversations on some subjects in English, even between native German speakers. I can't work out if this is the equivalent of chefs having to learn French; the language of technology is English, so if you want to talk about tech, you need to learn English. Or whether the world's language is becoming more Anglicised and so it's just easier to use English for modern conversations.