News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Ghoti by jwilliams on Saturday June 20, 2020 @05:26PM (#23587447)
Plus, native speakers tend to use a lot more idiom. Which generally makes things much harder to understand (but arguably more fun) -- this is even quite noticeable when encountering English from different regions.
Re:Ghoti by dredmorbius on Saturday June 20, 2020 @10:49PM (#23589345)
The distinctions in meaning, understanding, and nuance between vocabulary, grammar, and idiomatic or cultural grasp of a language are profound.

By analogy: elements, valance bonds, and van der Waals forces in chemistry. All matter, some are stronger, subtle variances can have profound differences.