• TipRing@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    See, that is what I mean. Nobody speaks “perfect” English, not even native speakers, because languages are not prescriptive. Their function is to communicate ideas and if you have successfully communicated then you have used language “perfectly”.

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      4 months ago

      So you agree “perfect English” doesn’t exist in Germany. What was your point again?