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Originally Posted by Sion
its not the language itself that is vague...it's the people. too many people giving their own meanings to words.
English has over 400,000 words (and growing) while French has something like 40,000 (and strictly controlled by the govt).
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Most languages have words that have no english translation.
Schadenfruede is one example. It has a very distinct meaning that cannot be misunderstood. Most American English words have multiple meanings, that is not including slang where bad means good.
But not only do they have different definitions, but there are many "beliefs" as to what they mean. Another example as to various definitions is what poor means. My definition will not be yours, I'm quite sure of it.
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