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Could language even be a form of artistic, creative expression and style, in addition to communication, especially where metaphors, idioms, and poetry are involved?
 
Isn't it also a way for new generations to develop their own code words, differentiating themselves from their parents?
 

Perhaps it's because I'm English, but I do prefer my language to be spoken correctly.

Don't you think that when applying for a job, good language skills are important?
 
Good language skills are important, but slang and idioms spice it up and keep it fresh.

Perhaps it's becoming less important with employers, but many employees working with the public (whose English skills are less than perfect) are fully fluent in another language or two, making them highly valuable to their employers.

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Do you think ESL (English Second Language) rates are similar in the UK?
 
They are absolutely different here in the Uk than the USA....

Just as an instance we have a very low population of Spanish for example..but a high population of Indians and pakistani's who have never learned English at all, yet been here for decades...

Do you feel it's important to learn a second language regardless of where you live ?
 
Sorry to back-track, but do you notice how many of the new terms used by younger adults,
do not have any older equivalents?

Optional question: ( :rolleyes::LOL: )
Have you had trouble becoming fluent in a 2nd language, once you'd learned the basics in it?
 
I did mean lots of new tech words, :rolleyes:

but aren't there also lots of words for current social activities and modern pastimes, etc, as well?
Or am I mistaken?
 
Would that be a good feeling , or an unpleasant, difficult, and um....confusing feeling? :rolleyes::sneaky::LOL:
To wonder if you are the only one confused, or perhaps worse, the only one not confused?
:giggle:
 
Now I'm confused about the confusion.

Circling back to @mike4lorie's question, as a youngster I recall being taught the difference between "dead languages" that no longer have any native speakers (Latin, for instance) and "modern languages." Modern languages keep evolving as speakers add new words and additional meanings to existing words.

Don't you enjoy fresh meanings and new words?
 
This may be one of those agree to disagree topics. I've always embraced younger generations and popular culture, but know that many in my generation do not.

Do you have at least as many friends who are 20 or more years your junior than friends in your own age group?
 

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