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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread English, Internet and Goth Music #59 03/14/2000 9:56 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 17 Poland/Warsaw agquarx stranger agquarx stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 17 Poland/Warsaw Well, it is easier for me to express thoughts in my native language (Polish), but I think EVERYONE should know English, at least as much so they can understand written word. You just cannot function in Internet without it, and in Internet lies the Future of Mankind. SOME kind of common communication device had to be chosen, because computer translations are still unusable. Things I do not like - almost every Polish band I like sings in English. I understand that they hope to gain international popularity, but I am unable to really *feel* poetry written in foreign languages. Maybe it will change with time, as my English skills will improve. What do You think ? Adam "SiRE^23" Gasiorowski http://www.sire23.prv.pl Adam "SiRE^23" Gasiorowski http://www.sire23.prv.pl Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: English, Internet and Goth Music #60 03/09/2001 10:05 PM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6 USA deguoren stranger deguoren stranger Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 6 USA but I am unable to really *feel* poetry written in foreign languages Very true! It is very difficult, indeed, to feel the beauty of a language which is not your mother tongue. But it is fun to try and feel how your capability to "feel" increases with increasing fluency. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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