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by sametmax 2885 days ago
French, all in all, is a terrible language for ease of communication.

Don't get me wrong. It's a great language to write a novel in. Make an argument. Describe a country side.

But it's slow, convoluted and error prone.

All languages have weird stuff. Even English, while being incredibly easy, have many quirks, like in the joke: "Yes, English can be weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.

But french is more about learning exceptions among a few rules.