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[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is one of my main motivations to learn other languages. The internet is tedious if you only speak English.

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That's a good point. I've already been tempted to pick up French for weird cartoons like peepoodo, but there's so much Internet I don't see at all because English

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The good thing about English is that it's a slut. So many words and terms come from other languages that it's easy to have a basic word base to start with from other languages. As easy as some Americans dismiss Spanish influence, it's hard to not have at least some kind of understanding of at least some words. And being a Latin language, it's not that hard to grow from there. Hell, even the warnings and manuals for equipment will accidentally give you exposure as you look for the english version. Hablamos por uno ràzon. Broken ass Spanish, but it gets the point across.

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah and as a Canadian everything I have comes with French on the label. Guess it's suiting that the romance languages have been sleeping with the English slut

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

French is fun!

Well to read at least. I can't speak it worth a damn. Sentences are like a single word.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

You mean frrench?