Rusty_M Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) I've never noticed us having more tenses than any other language, unless we go into the Scots dialect. "You'll can do that later" A few of my Finnish friends really struggle with our prepositions though. Edit: we're all cunning linguists here eh? Edited February 23, 2011 by Rusty_M The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine! http://www.twitch.tv/rusty_the_robot https://www.youtube.com/user/RustyRobotGaming
LordWolf Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 English hard, hahaha. Try Slovenian, we got dual beside single and plural, plus three genders and times, so the number of permutations on how and when you say any word in a sentence, just skyrockets. I always had lower grades in Slovenian than English, go figure... Easiest language on the planet I speak Engish, German and am studying Japanese, but I have to agree, Slovenian language is hardest of them all :P Besides of all the conjugations, there are exceptions everywhere, we even have exceptions in exceptions :)
Boberro Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 I've never noticed us having more tenses than any other language, unless we go into the Scots dialect. "You'll can do that later" A few of my Finnish friends really struggle with our prepositions though. Edit: we're all cunning linguists here eh? Dunno how it looks in real practice but here you are taught to use all times lol. I heard that Perfects aren't used so often but.... this is what I don't like in English :) Why did they make so many of them :D Reminder: Fighter pilots make movies. Bomber pilots make... HISTORY! :D | Also to be remembered: FRENCH TANKS HAVE ONE GEAR FORWARD AND FIVE BACKWARD :D ಠ_ಠ ツ
Rusty_M Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 It looks more complicated set out that way than I realised. Don't all languages have that issue, though? I remember struggling with things like that in French and German. It took me ages to learn the subjonctif and Konjunktiv, which represent almost dead tenses in English. The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine! http://www.twitch.tv/rusty_the_robot https://www.youtube.com/user/RustyRobotGaming
PlainSight Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 The only difficulty i found, were some complicated words. I can never write them properly without googling them first. Like environment or consciousness, that's my favourite. You know how to say them and what they mean, but writing'em down is a PITA. But i'm sure Germans can come up with even worse examples... [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
egorter Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitan google it Edited February 23, 2011 by egorter Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati Master sergeant shooter sergeant important person of sergeants extreme:gun_rifle:
Mugenjin Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitaen ;)
mvsgas Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitaen ;) :huh: and I thought "otoralingologo" was long. To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
mvsgas Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 I must be really board...:D uUhQN-PGWDg To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Rusty_M Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Streichholzschachtelchen was always a favourite of mine. Not too long, but hard to pronounce. How about Rundfunkgebuehrenabwicklungskonto Gotta love compound nouns. The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine! http://www.twitch.tv/rusty_the_robot https://www.youtube.com/user/RustyRobotGaming
Teej Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 you don't realy understand Chinese! talking about characters Chinese only have less than 7000words need to be remembeted and they have there own meaning. they are not so hard to remember because they are composed by different parts. the parts just like letters in EnglishЈЎI think if I want to fully understand English news in BBC I need to kown at least 12000words ЈЎthat is mean I still have 4000ЎЄ 5000words need to be remember! Each has its own challenges, and both have plenty of words that are subtly different in spelling or pronunciation...but vastly different in meaning. English... laughter vs slaughter ;) Chinese (cantonese at least) the difference between "hungry" and "diarrhea" is in the tone. "Tank! I need a program for a TM Warthog!" [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Virtual Thunderbirds, LLC | Sponsored by Thrustmaster Thermaltake V9 SECC case | Corsair RM750 PSU | Asus ROG Ranger VIII | Intel i7 6700K | 16GB 3000mhz RAM | EVGA GTX 980Ti FTW | TrackIR 4 w/ pro clip | TM HOTAS Warthog | TM MFD Cougar Pack | Win 10 x64 |
aaron886 Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 chinese is the best！ speaking of endless words, chinese has like 47,035 characters Hehe. I would like to learn Chinese though, because it's so foreign to me. Unfortunately yuhan, we are used to exactly opposite languages. :D
Rusty_M Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 pull, pool, Pool board (various meanings), bored(also various meanings), boar, bore their, there, they're hear, here, Some things must be really tricky for non-native speakers. (actually those are some I get annoyed at seeing from native speakers when they can't get it right, along with then/than and effect/affect) edit: the section in brackets is a prime example of fairly poorly written English! The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine! http://www.twitch.tv/rusty_the_robot https://www.youtube.com/user/RustyRobotGaming
egorter Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 you can prick your friends finger but you shouldn't finger your friends prick Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati Master sergeant shooter sergeant important person of sergeants extreme:gun_rifle:
Teej Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 pull, pool, Pool board (various meanings), bored(also various meanings), boar, bore their, there, they're hear, here, Some things must be really tricky for non-native speakers. (actually those are some I get annoyed at seeing from native speakers when they can't get it right, along with then/than and effect/affect) edit: the section in brackets is a prime example of fairly poorly written English! Don't forget your/you're and its / it's "etc." is spelled as such - it's an abbreviation of "et cetera", not " ect. " " your's " is never correct. "it's" means "it is" (or it was, it has, etc.) "its" means something that "belongs to it" - "its" is the impersonal replacement for "his" and "her". "his place, her mirror, its leg" One "correct" construct i hate is "whom". I know it's right...I know where to use it...it just sounds bad and is more difficult to say. :D It's like talking about "cool hwip" (family guy reference). "Tank! I need a program for a TM Warthog!" [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Virtual Thunderbirds, LLC | Sponsored by Thrustmaster Thermaltake V9 SECC case | Corsair RM750 PSU | Asus ROG Ranger VIII | Intel i7 6700K | 16GB 3000mhz RAM | EVGA GTX 980Ti FTW | TrackIR 4 w/ pro clip | TM HOTAS Warthog | TM MFD Cougar Pack | Win 10 x64 |
Boberro Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Many english words have similar sound and you have to choose good one from context of talk, sometimes it can be hard if someone speaks as fast as Warthog's gun fires :] 1 Reminder: Fighter pilots make movies. Bomber pilots make... HISTORY! :D | Also to be remembered: FRENCH TANKS HAVE ONE GEAR FORWARD AND FIVE BACKWARD :D ಠ_ಠ ツ
Mugenjin Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Many english words have similar sound and you have to choose good one from context of talk, sometimes it can be hard if someone speaks as fast as Warthog's gun fires :] It's not like this only applies to english :P
Sanch0 Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Also from 26 characters in english you can write and read ANY word you want... with chinese you have to learn all thousands of these characters (and I doubt anyone knows all of them) if you want to be able to read and write ALL of the language ;) From the other side it could be very wierd how they are able to express milion words using only 26 chars. Everything depends on the point of view. :music_whistling: PVAF "A fighter without a gun... is like an airplane without a wing" dedicated to F-4 Phantom
Shaman Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Wha? English is like the easiest language on the planet. And no - it's not my native language, but I often prefer it to my own. I have same thing for quite long time. I express myself better in English that in my native language. It is also easier to explain what I have on mind. However it has been the other way around many many years ago ;) English is "lingua franca" of aviation, that's for sure. So if you are really into aviation, perfecting your English is the way to go. 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
hassata Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 I must be really board...:D uUhQN-PGWDg She's hot. 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
mvsgas Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 DCS A-10 was just released, what are we all doing here? :D 1 To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
hassata Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Waiting for my frigging base plate to dry so I can remount my stick (noticed some rust, so had to sand down and apply some primer) :mad:. On the plus side, I had to time to install, defrag, and set up properly. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Rusty_M Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Switching the brain to something more familiar than the operation of an A10C. I haven't even R'd TFM yet! The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine! http://www.twitch.tv/rusty_the_robot https://www.youtube.com/user/RustyRobotGaming
PlainSight Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 DCS A-10 was just released, what are we all doing here? :D I don't have a credit card :cry: [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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