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b_b · 4124 days ago · link · · parent · post: Spinoff Discussion: Can human languages vary in effectiveness when communicating specific ideas, feelings, topics, etc.
Depends, I think. Knowledge of another language could give one the ability to think more creatively in one's own language (speculating, as my novice appreciation for German and Spanish doesn't at all qualify me on this topic). It seems to me that diversity of words one knows is complementary to the ways in which the words are used. I would like to think that if I could master another language, I'd be able to apply some of the concepts that are currently foreign to me to English.