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The Awful German Language (1880)

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186 points nalinidash | 1 comments | 16 May 25 04:09 UTC | HN request time: 0.241s | source
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hoseyor ◴[16 May 25 09:42 UTC] No.44003441[source]▶
Rather odd hatred of German considering that English is in effect a regression of German (yes, I know, that simplifies it, but it’s true), i.e., a simplification.

It’s a typical kind of lashing out by hubristic people who reject complexity they cannot master with vigorous anger; kind of like how a child may call math stupid out of frustration. It’s probably a symptom of the jingoistic era, especially in trust-fund-baby-country called America.

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1. ur-whale ◴[16 May 25 10:49 UTC] No.44003807[source]▶
> simplification

Have you maybe considered the idea that a simplification might actually be an improvement?

As in: a language's first and foremost role is to communicate ideas and feelings as efficiently and clearly as possible, and with the broadest possible reach and not to impress the plebs with how sophisticated your sentences can become.

In that light, which of {English, German} best fits the bill in your opinion?