I can’t believe nobody has done this list yet. I mean, there is one about names, one about time and many others on other topics, but not one about languages yet (except one honorable mention that comes close). So, here’s my attempt to list all the misconceptions and prejudices I’ve come across in the course of my long and illustrious career in software localisation and language technology. Enjoy – and send me your own ones!
@TrickDacy @rimu another example is Irish, which I’ve heard claim as an explanation for Irish English also contains more of “it is/isn’t” and such constructs in favour of yes no.
Another European example is Finnish which has yes but not no. You want me to go on?
@TrickDacy @rimu guess I should have mentioned Latin as well, which is a bit interesting. Latin didn’t have yes/no, but a lot of modern romance languages does, where things like “si” and “oui” derive from Latin words that had other meanings.