Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25936766-20170228175626/@comment-14138255-20170313151401

GreyStark wrote: Is it just me or is the sole purpose of English (apart from being a language) is just to confuse foreigners English is more made to flexible and absorb any language it feels makes it stronger, not unlike the Borg, and it is practiced more loosely than other languages it seems, having seemingly fewer rules. Not to say it doesn't have rules, but for proficient speakers, the rules were made to be broken if the situation calls for it (saying "you a asshole" as a joke), whereas the joke might fall flat in languages where the rules are very strict.