Is English the Greatest Language?

So would you consider English to be the greatest language today? It's certainly one of the more universally used ones, especially on the Internet.

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Greatest? In what sense?

English is one of the most, if not the most used language on Earth. However just because it is the most used doesn't mean it is the greatest. There are quite a few words and phrases that other languages have but English does not, and other languages have words that give more detail. And don't get me started about there, their and they're ... whose bright idea was that?

Latin is the greatest language. Unfortunately only Oxbridge graduates speak it these days.

Greatest? In what sense?

English is one of the most, if not the most used language on Earth. However just because it is the most used doesn't mean it is the greatest. There are quite a few words and phrases that other languages have but English does not, and other languages have words that give more detail. And don't get me started about there, their and they're ... whose bright idea was that?

daqua_99

I've been told by various multi-lingual people it's one of the hardest to learn because there's so many phoentic exceptions.

I'm pretty happy with it, I guess :)

Greatest? Probably not but it's the language I speak and It does what I need it to do. It's ahead of many languages but there are a few that are probably a bit better. I'd rather know enlgish then any other language in the world though.

No, it's pretty much the worst language ever created. It's a Germanic language but has extensive Latin and Greek influences and is one huge Frankenstein-ish mess.

No, its French.

No, its French.

MarioRPGer

Five years of French leads me to disagree.

No, it's pretty much the worst language ever created. It's a Germanic language but has extensive Latin and Greek influences and is one huge Frankenstein-ish mess.

GabuEx

No, its French.

MarioRPGer

Having forced to learn the language in school, I disagree heavily.

No its the most confusing language to learn. Foreigners have an incredibly hard time learning it, so no it's not that great at all

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Greatest? In what sense?

English is one of the most, if not the most used language on Earth. However just because it is the most used doesn't mean it is the greatest. There are quite a few words and phrases that other languages have but English does not, and other languages have words that give more detail. And don't get me started about there, their and they're ... whose bright idea was that?

carrot-cake

English has very large limitations. There isn't even a proper term for the indication of you-plural (as in I has we, he/she has they, you doesn't have anything except the grammatically incorrect 'yous')

[QUOTE="GabuEx"]

No, it's pretty much the worst language ever created. It's a Germanic language but has extensive Latin and Greek influences and is one huge Frankenstein-ish mess.

xaos

Any language in which prepending an "s" to a word completely changes the pronunciation cannot be the greatest language. :P

And don't get me started on the ridiculously cobbled-together pluralization rules...

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No, its French.

IzzieWaru

Five years of French leads me to disagree.

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[QUOTE="MarioRPGer"]

No, its French.

XileLord

Five years of French leads me to disagree.

What level is that?

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[QUOTE="MarioRPGer"]

No, its French.

Five years of French leads me to disagree.

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[QUOTE="IzzieWaru"]

Five years of French leads me to disagree.

MarioRPGer

I think Russian sounds sexier :)

the african clicking ones are.

[QUOTE="MarioRPGer"][QUOTE="XileLord"] Seven years from grade 1-7 lead to me to agree with you. French isn't even on the same level as English.

I think Russian sounds sexier :)

Why was my thread locked briefly? That was odd.

Why was my thread locked briefly? That was odd.

TheMadGamer

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[QUOTE="MarioRPGer"] I was just being dumb. It does sound wonderful, though. So smoooth....MarioRPGer

I think Russian sounds sexier :)

I wish I could, but I like the accent on others.

Was wondering why this was locked myself.

I like Chinese.

The greatest? NO. The easiest? Yes.GazaAli

Easiest? Really? :?

On what grounds?

One things for sure Arabic and Persian are the best when it comes to poetrysosodat

So would you consider English to be the greatest language today? It's certainly one of the more universally used ones, especially on the Internet.

TheMadGamer

define great. I think it's a relatively effective language, it serves our purposes well and allows for a plethora of thought that would otherwise be unable to be expressed, I think it should be America's official language and I think it has some advantages over cruder languages, but to call call something great requires that you measure it in one manner or another, generally to a frame of reference. Compared to spanish, Italian, French or Latin I can't say for certain that great would be the precise word, but logical might fit the bill.

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]The greatest? NO. The easiest? Yes.GabuEx

Easiest? Really? :?

On what grounds?

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]The greatest? NO. The easiest? Yes.GabuEx

Easiest? Really? :?

On what grounds?

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[QUOTE="GazaAli"]The greatest? NO. The easiest? Yes.xaos

Easiest? Really? :?

On what grounds?

So, easiest to mess up and still be understood, then? :P

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="GabuEx"]

Easiest? Really? :?

On what grounds?

GabuEx

So, easiest to mess up and still be understood, then? :P

Greatest? Nah. Most used? Yeah.

Hard to define what makes a language the greatest, to me anyway.

Yes, as its lack of restraints or strict rules and its ability to take parts from other languages make it a constintly evolving creature of sorts.

It is also very expressive (look at the arts, like poetry and novel writing, english tends to be king.)

yes it iz

Eh... even though I'm only fluent in English, I've studied enough of some other languages to recognize how hard it can be to absolutely clear about getting a point across. It's great in that it has been influenced by many other languages, but I wish there was a way to be more concise with it... so I can't really consider it the greatest.

English is a boring language compared to so many more exotic ones.. I bet TC is an American who doesn't know a second language.Deihjan

Oh hey, this is original: referring to an American as an egotistical, uncultured isolationist.

[QUOTE="Deihjan"]English is a boring language compared to so many more exotic ones.. I bet TC is an American who doesn't know a second language.IzzieWaru

Oh hey, this is original: referring to an American as an egotistical, uncultured isolationist.

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[QUOTE="Deihjan"]English is a boring language compared to so many more exotic ones.. I bet TC is an American who doesn't know a second language.Deihjan

Oh hey, this is original: referring to an American as an egotistical, uncultured isolationist.

Nope, just tired of generalizations.

[QUOTE="Deihjan"][QUOTE="IzzieWaru"]

Oh hey, this is original: referring to an American as an egotistical, uncultured isolationist.

IzzieWaru

Nope, just tired of generalizations.

Nope, just tired of generalizations.

IzzieWaru

Edit: call me butthurt, but I'm too used to people telling me I'm bad at English. I just think people should try and broaden their perspective before saying "This is the greatest in the world"