Guest guest Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 Robin: I can see you are not a purist, maybe not even a puritan. Yes, the English language (I don't know if this only about the American branch) is extremely versatile. But other languages are said to be very creative, too. Finnish, for instance, with the difference that Finnish doesn't need to borrow: it creates neologisms out of its own resources. Esperanto is also a very intelligent linguistic creation, but the sin of Esperanto is that it is too eurocentric. I wish I had the gift of tongues: that is my main interest in life. But I am probably talking excessively about myself. Enough. José > >>> The trouble with English is that it is under the risk of becoming a > mosaic. It is getting more and more difficult to preserve its > original face. José >> > > ooh. That's what I love about American English, the mosaic! While there are > certainly far more beautiful languages, (especially the Latin based ones!) > there is nothing like American English for it's ability to make a sort of > jazz out of expression. Not only does it welcome words from other languages > but it encourages invention: You can make up new entirely new words or > create words purely on the basis of its sound.. Not necessarily pretty but > very creative! > ~Robin > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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