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I'm far from being a language expert, so tell me, how is English much more irrational than other widely spoken languages? All languages have exceptions to their own rules. What language do you have in mind as possessing superior efficiency in conveying precise meanings?
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I'm no cunning linguist (well, it depends on who you ask
) but my sister is an English Major and Senior Editor and we agree that English is whack. I'm not fluent in any other languages but she's studied a few. Sometimes I run etymology observations/questions past her and she says if she wasn't born into this language she might never have bothered to (try to) learn it.
I don't know German but I've heard it's a good one for conveying precise meanings.