English is different, but not the way you think
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- Japanese and English "toolboxes" differ. Japanese has many ways
to express doubt, ambiguity, degree of confidence, and how you
acquired those evaluations. English provides words expressing
precision and accuracy, as well as logical quantification and
support.
- Both languages are "complete": each can express anything
expressible in the other. But some things are easier (even
mandatory) to express in English, while others are easy
(mandatory) in Japanese.
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