Nero wrote:Really, I'm the only vote who said it's not worth it?
Nothing against Malay/Indonesian, but in north America there are going to be few chances to use it.
polar wrote:Anyway it's totally erroneous to assume that folks here have good command of English. The nationalistic policies of each Indo/Malaysia states have over the years lessen the number of good English (or perhaps Dutch speakers in Indonesia).
0stsee wrote:1. In Malaysia most of the people have a good command in English anyway.
0stsee wrote:2. Most of the people in this world are only interested in European languages, and don't give a sh*t of Indonesian/Malaysian.
0stsee wrote:3. They are no real languages, but some kind of a pidgin/creole instead. The grammar is too easy, especially for the sophisticated Unilangers
0stsee wrote:4. The large discrepancy between the written and the spoken language. At least in Jakarta
0stsee wrote:5. Too many ways to say "I" and "you"
Psi-Lord wrote:some people may even regard English as a historical creole, hehe.
0stsee wrote:
English grammar has been simplified to such extent that it is almost like a creole!
polar wrote:To add to the list to negate learning of the language is the confusing system of affixes, suffixes and prefixes.
Bjarn wrote:No such thing as reasons not to learn a language..but last night I was thinking, if I have no use for and no ancestral ties to a language why would I learn it? OR, is language free for anyone?
I think its free for anyone and there is no reason why someone SHOULDN'T learn a language...even if its hard or you are poor at grasping grammar.
noir wrote: you need to provide a good reason. I guess it may differ across cultures, though. Heritage, marriage, study, jobs, religion, they're all good reasons and somehow curiosity or language-love isn't.
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