Favourite Language?

[Slint]

Thruthfuly, I don't find my language too that good, even though we use a word for a feeling no other language uses.

But I prefer the english language, I find it more capable of sarcasm, for instance. And I just grew with it, kind of hard to explain.

On the other hand, french is a more soothing language, feels classy.

But I'm going with english. What about you NG?

[Light]

German because Asandir speaks it.

[saltovergray]

Probably English.

Obvious answer, but it's the only language I can communicate with. Spanish I know parts of, but really I can't have a full conversation in.

[TrueLAD]

English.

[MythicTeddy]

English because almost anything you say can be turned into a sexual joke and it has better words at describing things . I only know English , Lithuanian and some German anyway

[Asandir]

English because Jedi-Master speaks it.

[McGangbang]

Russian.
i espescialy like:
vodka
vodka
vodka
vodka

[ChopstickClock]

At 8/24/11 10:46 AM, Addict wrote: um... probably African because it sounds sophisticated and has a very interesting history

TROLLL, IN THE DUNGEONNNNNNN

Not frightened enough for it to be all caps.

[MrPercie]

blackanese

[CorpseGrinderClock]

I like the completeness of Arabic, but it has way too many synonyms and grammar rules.

I suppose I would have to go with Greek because it actually seems to make sense. I'd really like to work on a whole new language, to be honest.

[Slint]

At 8/24/11 10:58 AM, MrPercie wrote: blackanese

Yo holmes you talkin bout mah peeps I'ma put a cap on yo ass.

[Gagsy]

Spanish because they always sound angry when they're talking.

[Sinitron]

Icelandic, Norwegian or Finnish.

[Slint]

I heard Arabic is hard as hell.

[Buoy]

English for daily life, German for swearing and hilariously rough sex, Norwegian for poems and Icelandic for making sweet love to a snow angel or something like that

[Slint]

At 8/24/11 11:38 AM, bilalz wrote:

At 8/24/11 11:34 AM, Slint wrote: I heard Arabic is hard as hell.

you heard right sir, even the slightest pronunciation mistake can lead to disaster. for example if you are greeting someone and pronounce the words wrong you would say something like " i hope you die in a fire."

That would be quite funny, if it wasn't me who mispronunciated(?).

[Fuske]

I like swedish but many badass one-liners only work in english.

[i-am-ghey]

definitely putonghua because of the variations in tone. the pronounciation of a chinese character is given by its consonant, a vowel, and at least one of the four tone.

whenever you hear people speaking in putonghua, it gives you the feeling that he is singing.

[CorpseGrinderClock]

At 8/24/11 11:31 AM, bilalz wrote: Arabic and Persian

I love Persian expressions, like how when one says "Thank you" in actual persian (generally they just use the french "merci") it's "Dastam shomaw daard nakhonem" (I dunno how good my transliteration is there) which means essentially "I hope you did not hurt your hand doing that!"

Persian these days probably has as many or more Arabic words as English has French words.

At 8/24/11 11:34 AM, Slint wrote: I heard Arabic is hard as hell.

The grammar is particularly so, and people hardly agree on what grammar is the correct grammar. Even the Qur'an contains hundreds of "errors" in grammar because the rules of grammar are so convoluted and downright contradictory.

The pronunciation is also difficult for Westerners. It's derived from Hebrew and Aramaic, and you'll get a lot of things like the guttural "ch" sounds in words. The Arab "Q" sound, for instance, is actually a "gh" pronounced in the back of the throat instead of on the hard palate.

And to top it off there's just too many damn words in that language. It's many times more vast than English, you'll sometimes get hundreds of words for the same one word. Plus, don't forget there's masculine and feminine and all sorts of ridiculous tenses...yeah it's unnecessarily complex.

At the same time, that humongous complexity allows it to be very good for things like poetry, wordplay, and rhetoric. You can often say something much more specifically or communicate much more with fewer words.

[dreaming-loudly]

Australian, ya fukkan cunt

[Magical-Zorse]

I don't really find french a smooth language.

[MrPercie]

At 8/24/11 11:30 AM, Sinitron wrote: Icelandic, Norwegian or Finnish.

bastard with your damn northern languages

[SomaGuye]

Japanese because it's an incredibly easy language to rhyme in.

[Slint]

At 8/24/11 12:31 PM, CorpseGrinderClock wrote:

At 8/24/11 11:31 AM, bilalz wrote: Arabic and Persian

I love Persian expressions, like how when one says "Thank you" in actual persian (generally they just use the french "merci") it's "Dastam shomaw daard nakhonem" (I dunno how good my transliteration is there) which means essentially "I hope you did not hurt your hand doing that!"

Persian these days probably has as many or more Arabic words as English has French words.

At 8/24/11 11:34 AM, Slint wrote: I heard Arabic is hard as hell.

The grammar is particularly so, and people hardly agree on what grammar is the correct grammar. Even the Qur'an contains hundreds of "errors" in grammar because the rules of grammar are so convoluted and downright contradictory.

They should try to "fix" it, but with as many words as you said, might be hard.

The pronunciation is also difficult for Westerners. It's derived from Hebrew and Aramaic, and you'll get a lot of things like the guttural "ch" sounds in words. The Arab "Q" sound, for instance, is actually a "gh" pronounced in the back of the throat instead of on the hard palate.

That plus what the other dude said can make it pretty hard to start talking without someone without them trying to lynch you when you're saying the second sentence of some conversation attempt.

And to top it off there's just too many damn words in that language. It's many times more vast than English, you'll sometimes get hundreds of words for the same one word. Plus, don't forget there's masculine and feminine and all sorts of ridiculous tenses...yeah it's unnecessarily complex.

Sounds like years and years of tough learning to master it.

At the same time, that humongous complexity allows it to be very good for things like poetry, wordplay, and rhetoric. You can often say something much more specifically or communicate much more with fewer words.

Of course, this might just make up for the hard work.
So I guess in the long run it makes it all easier. Awesome poetry and easier communication.

[Malt-Shake]

I don't really speak other languages, but I find them fascinating.

Spanish is probably the most useful second language for any american to learn.

I wish i still knew how to say "I fucked your mom with a taco." That was such a useful phrase!

French is the international language of business and romance

So you can use it to land a woman and her money too!

German is actually a beautiful language which can be used to express both entertaining extremes in anger, but also express incredibly soft tones of compassion.

Japanese is a fun language that introduces you to the world of languages outside of the traditional
alphabet, and it allows you access to more information about Japanese high technology.

Did you know that the Japanese phrase for a quick-shot in bed translates literally as "3 1/2 strokes"?

Mandarin Chinese is the most difficult language to learn in the world, and thus knowing it is a symbol of complexity and intelligence.

[DarkShadowblade]

Francais, parce-que il est amusant parler.

[CorpseGrinderClock]

At 8/24/11 12:39 PM, Slint wrote: They should try to "fix" it, but with as many words as you said, might be hard.

Far more difficult than the actual practical barriers to making intentional improvements to the language would be the cultural and dogmatic attachments to the language as is. There would be a lot of people who would feel doing anything of the sort would be an insult to their Arab heritage, or to the faith of Islam, particularly as there are specific verses about why the Qur'an was revealed in Arabic.

In fact, a lot of Muslims feel that the Qur'an should not even be translated to other languages for that very reason.

[Slint]

At 8/24/11 12:45 PM, CorpseGrinderClock wrote:

At 8/24/11 12:39 PM, Slint wrote:

In fact, a lot of Muslims feel that the Qur'an should not even be translated to other languages for that very reason.

Everything you said makes sense.
And these political/religious issues are way out of my league.

[CorpseGrinderClock]

At 8/24/11 12:49 PM, Slint wrote: And these political/religious issues are way out of my league.

They're not intellectually difficult, they're just dry boring and stupid for the most part. It's like untangling Christmas lights getting to the root of that nonsense.

[Slint]

At 8/24/11 04:34 PM, bilalz wrote:

At 8/24/11 12:45 PM, CorpseGrinderClock wrote:
In fact, a lot of Muslims feel that the Qur'an should not even be translated to other languages for that very reason.

that is not true.

Enlighten us.