There was a semi-well known interview of the famed Argentine writer JL Borges where he explains this.
Borges: I have done most of my reading in English. I find English a far finer language than Spanish.
William F Buckley: Why?
Borges: Well, many reasons. Firstly, English is both a Germanic and a Latin language. Those two registers—for any idea you take, you have two words. Those words will not mean exactly the same. For example if I say “regal” that is not exactly the same thing as saying “kingly.” Or if I say “fraternal” that is not the same as saying “brotherly.” Or “dark” and “obscure.” Those words are different. It would make all the difference—speaking for example—the Holy Spirit, it would make all the difference in the world in a poem if I wrote about the Holy Spirit or I wrote the Holy Ghost, since “ghost” is a fine, dark Saxon word, but “spirit” is a light Latin word. Then there is another reason. The reason is that I think that, of all languages, English is the most physical of all languages.
WFB: The most what?
Borges: Physical. You can, for example, say “He loomed over.” You can’t very well say that in Spanish.
WFB: “Asomó?”*
Borges: Well, no, no, they’re not exactly the same. And then you have, in English, you can do almost anything with verbs and prepositions. For example, to “laugh off,” to “dream away.” Those things can’t be said in Spanish. To “live down” something, to “live up to” something—you can’t say those things in Spanish. They can’t be said. Or really in any Romance language.
Igual si, yo me paso de verga con las mil cremas, visagista, 30 inyecciones de dutasterida en la cabeza pero eso es porque soy autista y tengo que aprovechar cada ventaja
Llevo todo el año chingue y chingue a mis compas diciendoles que tienen que looksmaxear y su reacción siempre es de "no mames eso es de jotos 🙄 todo es labia", hasta que salimos de peda, ven el efecto e inevitablemente terminan pidiendome que les ayude
the situation is deeply fucked up. it’s like a scissor statement on steroids. men and women are being placed in these echochambers, totally different worlds talking past one another. there is to be no reconciliation. it almost feels like a psyop designed to ignite gender war
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