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Originally Posted by LaRondo
I am afraid I have to disappoint you. English is a particularly simple language, grammatically speaking, wherein lies the key to precision within a language.
The size of vocabulary does not define how explicit a language can be.
I am referring to broadly and commonly understood and communicated language, not technically or scientifically specific language.
Let me give you simple example:
The overall precision of a motor vehicle is not achieved by the number of parts involved during its assembly or manufacturing in general.
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Don't be afraid. English grammar and vocabulary are both more precise than German. I agree English grammar is more simple than German, but complicated does not equal exact.
German language wastes way to many words and energy on gender agreement and irregular plurals, not to mention having only 3 major verb tenses compared to 6 in English, or the lack of a genative case.
Your attempt to compare a language to a motor vehicle is laughable.