KICK kick.com/fawcette ENGLISH ISN'T THE BEST LANGUAGE.

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The video uses a provocative and humorous take on language efficiency, contrasting the perceived complexity of other languages with the simplicity of English. This approach, combined with the creator's engaging delivery and the use of relatable examples (like the ring and eating), likely resonated with a broad audience interested in language and culture.

Summary

The speaker argues that English is the most efficient language due to its simple alphabet, lack of grammatical gender, and easy verb conjugations. They contrast this with languages like Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, and German, highlighting their complexities in writing systems, gendered nouns, and numerous verb conjugations. The video suggests that English's simplicity makes it ideal for global communication and trade.

Structure

1Introduction: English is the best language
2Reason 1: Simple alphabet
3Reason 2: No grammatical gender
4Reason 3: Easy verb conjugations
5Comparison with other languages
6Conclusion: English is superior for global communication

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KICK kick.com/fawcette ENGLISH ISN'T THE BEST LANGUAGE. WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? EMPHATICALLY, ENGLISH IS THE BEST LANGUAGE TO SPEAK IN TERMS OF LIKE A GLOBAL ENGLISH IS LIKE AS CLOSE TO A PERFECT LANGUAGE AS YOU CAN GET. THAT'S JUST BECAUSE YOU SPEAK ENGLISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE, YOU THINK IT'S THE BEST. NO, IT'S EMPHATICALLY THE BEST. LET'S JUST THINK ABOUT THIS, IF YOU WERE TO MAKE A NEW LANGUAGE FROM THE GROUND UP THAT EVERYONE ON EARTH WAS TO SPEAK, HOW WOULD YOU MAKE IT? YOU'D WANT IT TO BE ONE OF THE SIMPLEST LANGUAGES PEOPLE COULD UNDERSTAND AND LEARN ACROSS ALL CULTURES. SO YOU WOULD, NUMBER ONE, MAKE THE ALPHABET UNDERSTANDABLE. ENGLISH ONLY HAS 26 LETTERS COMPARED TO, LIKE, CHINESE, JAPANESE... THAT HAVE THOUSANDS OF LETTERS YOU NEED TO FIGURE OUT AND BE EDUCATED UPON. THE MOST UNEDUCATED PEASANT FROM VILLAGES FAR AWAY IN ENGLAND CAN UNDERSTAND THE 26 LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET, BUT IT TAKES THOUSANDS OF EDUCATION TO LEARN CHINESE OR JAPANESE FLUENTLY. THAT'S JUST IN THE WRITING ASPECT. THE SECOND THING THAT ENGLISH DOESN'T HAVE THAT A LOT OF OTHER LANGUAGES DO HAVE IS THE CONCEPT OF GENDER. AND IT MAKES NO SENSE, RIGHT? LOOK AT THIS RIGHT HERE, RIGHT? IN ENGLISH, THIS IS A RING. IN SPANISH, YOU WOULD CALL THIS AN ANILLO. ANILLO. IT ENDS WITH AN O, SO IT'S A MALE. OKAY, GREAT, AWESOME. LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING. WHERE IS THE PENIS ON THIS RING? WHERE IS THE ACTUAL REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS ON THIS RING THAT MAKES IT A MAN? OH, OH, YOU DON'T SEE ANY? EXACTLY. GENDERED LANGUAGE IS ONE OF THE STUPIDEST CONCEPTS WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING A LANGUAGE BECAUSE NOT ALL THINGS HAVE GENDER. BUT WHEN YOU ASSIGN GENDER TO ALL THINGS, WHETHER GENDERED OR NOT CREATE UNNECESSARY CONFUSION. AND THE THIRD AND FINAL REASON WHY ENGLISH IS LIKE THE BEST LANGUAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE IS BECAUSE ENGLISH'S CONJUGATIONS ARE SO EASY. SOMEONE WHO'S BRAIN DEAD WITH AN 80 IQ CAN UNDERSTAND IT. LIKE IN SPANISH, RIGHT? DO YOU KNOW THERE'S 18 DIFFERENT WAYS TO CONJUGATE EATING? DEPENDING ON IF YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S EATING, IF I'M THE ONE WHO'S EATING, IF THERE'S ANOTHER GROUP OF PEOPLE I'M NOT IN WHO'S EATING. THAT'S A RIDICULOUS CONCEPT. WE JUST HAVE THREE CONJUGATIONS. HE ATE, I EAT, I WILL EAT. IMAGINE HAVING TO KNOW ALL 18 CONJUGATIONS OF SPANISH, AND THAT'S JUST FOR THE SIMPLE STUFF. DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE PROPER WAY, VOSOTROS, USTEDES, THE WAY OF ACTUAL CONJUGATING GERMAN HAS THE SAME ISSUE, AND GERMAN HAS A NEUTRAL GENDER AS WELL. SO NOW YOU HAVE 18 CONJUGATIONS AND TECHNICALLY THREE GENDERS IN YOUR LANGUAGE. THAT'S NOT GOING TO MAKE FOR A LANGUAGE THAT CAN CONQUER THE

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Why English might actually be the world's most efficient language, according to this bold take. You might be surprised at how much easier it is to learn compared to everything else. #englishlanguage #linguistics #learningenglish #globalcommunication #languages

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English isn't the best language. What are you talking about? Emphatically, English is the best language to speak in terms of like a global. English is like as close to a perfect language as you can get. That's just because you speak English as a first language, you think it's the best. No, it's emphatically the best. Let's just think about this. If you were to make a new language from the ground up that everyone on Earth was to speak, how would you make it? You'd want it to be one of the simplest languages people could understand and learn across all cultures. So you would, number one, make the alphabet understandable. English only has 26 letters compared to, like, Chinese, Japanese... that have thousands of letters you need to figure out and be educated upon. The most uneducated peasant from villages far away in England can understand the 26 letters of the alphabet, but it takes thousands of education to learn Chinese or Japanese fluently. That's just in the writing aspect. The second thing that English doesn't have that a lot of other languages do have is the concept of gender. And it makes no sense, right? Look at this right here, right? In English, this is a ring. In Spanish, you would call this an anillo. Anillo. It ends with an O, so it's a male. Okay, great, awesome. Let me ask you something. Where is the penis on this ring? Where is the actual reproductive organs on this ring that makes it a man? Oh, oh, you don't see any? Exactly. Gendered language is one of the stupidest concepts when it comes to making a language because not all things have gender. But when you assign gender to all things, whether gendered or not, you create unnecessary confusion. And the third and final reason why English is like the best language for international trade is because English's conjugations are so easy. Someone who's brain dead with an 80 IQ can understand it. Like in Spanish, right? Do you know there's 18 different ways to conjugate eating? Depending on if you're the one who's eating, if I'm the one who's eating, if there's another group of people I'm not in who's eating. That's a ridiculous concept. We just have three conjugations. He ate, I eat, I will eat. Imagine having to know all 18 conjugations of Spanish, and that's just for the simple stuff. Don't even get me started on the proper way, vosotros, ustedes, the way of actual conjugating. German has the same issue, and German has a neutral gender as well. So now you have 18 conjugations and technically three genders in your language. That's not going to make for a language that can conquer the