lol ok

I guess i must’ve just seen it in the corner of my eye as I read the text

I’m a little bit drunk but I saw blue/white flag and kept wondering how this relates to Finland at all

Impressively the babbel article manages to include other commons myths like implying english is some kind of mix language rather than a germanic one when it says “This is largely due to invasions of England by the Vikings and then the Normans” about why English supposedly has more words than other languages. This type of incorporation of loanwords is common in almost all big languages.

It argues based on dictionaries and effectively debunks why you can’t (for comparison I’d like to add that the SAOB of the Swedish Academy lists circa 500k words).

There’s nothing in this article that says English has the most words other than “So, while English is a clear contender for having the most words and German and Turkish have a large capacity for infinite combinations, all languages end up influencing others.” Still, there’s no justification for the “clear contender” bit other than the Oxford dictionary having more words than Larousse and Littré.

Feels to me like the article just reinforces the notion (and reality) that you can’t even make comparisons like that.

Nevermind the fact that this idea is a well known myth in linguistics and arguing against it is kind of like arguing against flat earth theory.

That English has more words than other languages is a myth. Idk why but it keeps getting perpetuated so i guess people just believe it to be true.

Whats more is that its kinda difficult to even narrow down what a word is in a single language, and even more so to find a definition that fits all of them.

Pirating as an alternative to paying as often as one can, even when the product is on offer by Nintendo or whoever, is usually very easy. It’s the least we can all do in terms of class struggle.