Languages and grammar

[Pedro]

A link on another story site to the cartoon site ‘Scandinavian and the World has led me to this:

https://satwcomic.com/multi-language

I particularly liked this comment

 

“I learned Quebecois in Canada, which is not the same as French, and Mexican Spanish in American schools. But, when I visit Europe, my Dutch friend has to change between Dutch, Flemish, French and German within a five hour drive. Within 20 hours of me, everyone speaks English.

And of course, most Euros do, because English stalks other languages into dark alleys, clubs them over the head, and rifles their pockets for loose grammar. ”

 

 

[Merkin]

Loved it (but he might better have said 'rifles their pockets for loose words'.  God knows English has no use for grammar.)
 

[Cole Parker]

Except for writers.  Where would we be without grammar, and its rules, and our delight in breaking them?

C