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| Ertugrul Diglot Groupie Turkey Joined 5662 days ago 63 posts - 124 votes  Speaks: Turkish*, English Studies: Arabic (Written) | Message 17 of 76 06 July 2009 at 8:56am | IP Logged | |||||
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Considering a language easy or difficult is even a subjective concept.
Seeing (hearing) a language beautiful or ugly is the most subjective aspect. In this case when a person insults my native language i simply don't care. It's the ignorance of him/her and i leave him/her alone with his/her unawareness. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| JS-1 Diglot Senior Member Ireland Joined 5983 days ago 144 posts - 166 votes Speaks: English*, French Studies: Arabic (Egyptian), German, Japanese, Ancient Egyptian, Arabic (Written) | Message 18 of 76 06 July 2009 at 9:00am | IP Logged | |||||
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I think it's necessary not to confuse insulting a language with insulting the people
who happen to speak that language. I don't care what anyone thinks of the languages I speak or study. There are certain languages I don't like, such as Spanish -after having been forced to study it for several years in school. But that doesn't mean I have any less respect for Spanish culture, or that of any country where the language is spoken. Once people don't cross that line, I don't think it matters what they think about a language. I love Arabic, but I know a lot of very reasonable people just don't like the sound of it, which is fine. Of course it is moronic when people assume that you are a Nazi when you speak German, or they put on a fake Chinese accent when you say you study Japanese, but they are really only making themselves look idiotic. It doesn't bother me any more than any other form of stupidity. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Samual Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5944 days ago 37 posts - 39 votes Speaks: English* | Message 19 of 76 06 July 2009 at 1:10pm | IP Logged | |||||
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It vexes me when English is insulted and treated as an ugly language that people have no choice but to learn, especially when people make it clear they find no pleasure in it.
It's a very beautiful language that i feel is spoilt by so many non-native speakers. 2 persons have voted this message useful | ||||||
| Tupiniquim Senior Member Brazil Joined 6083 days ago 184 posts - 217 votes Speaks: Portuguese* Studies: English, Russian | Message 20 of 76 06 July 2009 at 1:56pm | IP Logged | |||||
Oh great, now I'll get hungry every time I remember that joke. Nice blog by the way, and I can totally relate to that "no justification for learning" post. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Alvinho Triglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 6234 days ago 828 posts - 832 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, English, Spanish | Message 21 of 76 06 July 2009 at 7:50pm | IP Logged | |||||
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I don't give a damn for what others think about my mother language.
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| mrhenrik Triglot Moderator Norway Joined 6079 days ago 482 posts - 658 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, English, French Personal Language Map | Message 23 of 76 06 July 2009 at 10:38pm | IP Logged | |||||
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I have honestly never heard anyone insult my language. :o
I find it strange. Hopefully I will meet someone who hates it soon, would be interesting to learn why. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| qklilx Moderator United States Joined 6186 days ago 459 posts - 477 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Korean Personal Language Map | Message 24 of 76 07 July 2009 at 2:22am | IP Logged | |||||
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When people insult English, I couldn't care less, and I may even join in on the insults, though ironically it's usually a discussion in English.
When people insult Korean, I try to defend it to a certain extent, but it really depends on how outrageous the comments are. Sometimes I agree. When people insult Japanese, I join in, but that doesn't happen often since most people seem to think Japanese is a beautiful language. When people insult Mongolian... hasn't happened yet but I still hold the opinion that it's the coolest language I've ever heard. :D 1 person has voted this message useful |
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