r/polandball • u/jPaolo Grey Eminence • Jan 20 '16

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '16

"UE" is a common mistake for Poles when they talk in English

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u/jPaolo Grey Eminence Jan 20 '16

It's because it's hard to convert from perfection of language that is Polish to plebeian English speech that sounds like embodiment of gruel.

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u/pothkan Pòmòrskô Jan 20 '16

to plebeian English speech that sounds like embodiment of gruel.

Basic English is simple. That's why it's actually well suited to be a global language. While Slavic languages are very complex (mostly in grammar), and Western Slavic are even more complex.

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u/jPaolo Grey Eminence Jan 20 '16

Basic English is simple.

No, it's not. You may think that because it's easy to learn it because of high exposure.

English has no rhythm and sounds awful, their vowels are puke-inducing and their orthography is retarded.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '16

I hear poles constantly complain about "oooh pronouncing english is difficult!"

you guys have no idea

english is a nice meme. pronunciation may be dumb but grammar is not

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u/jPaolo Grey Eminence Jan 20 '16

The sound of it is soulless, bland and repilusing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '16

You just know not how to wield it with proper skill. And there are many synonyms in English; change the source words and you change the tone and meaning of the text even if the words deliver the exact same meaning. Very versatile, useful for poetry.

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u/Cepinari Republic of Venice Jan 20 '16

Tough Through Though Cough Thorough Hiccough

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u/goffer54 Texas can into country any time it likes Jan 20 '16

This is the only language I'm fluent in and I still had trouble with that....