The English language seems to be incredibly reliant on the feelings perceived by people within the interaction…do other languages operate this way too?
@tiaugn: The topic of situational emotions and how it affects language meaning perception has come up frequently over the years with friends around the world, and it isn't at all a problem with the languages is our consensus over time. The languages do not operate reliant on the emotions of those involved beyond word choices, volume, inflection, cadence, etc. Words mean things. It's people that apply or change meanings, either carelessly out of ignorance, purposefully, or emotionally.
@tiaugn: Someone who is absolutely an openly furious over something often cannot hold a rational conversation about something else and is quite prone to "taking things the wrong way" in conversation with someone else on an entirely different topic. That said, when they're not at all furious over something and have the same conversation with someone who uses the same script for the conversation, everything's fine. That's not a language-reliant perception but an emotional one by a person.
@tiaugn: ...of words and phrases mean. Then they take umbrage when unfamiliar words and phrases are used, which is when their imperception of language causes them to get into an emotional state that screws up the communication.
@tiaugn: English is a difficult language for many to learn because it is made up of different languages from which various rules, structures, etc. were kept, and it also "picks up" words from other languages on their own and/or as synonyms. Lots of weird spelling, too.
Also, lots of native English-speakers are dreadfully sloppy in the command and usage of the language. Alas, many don't know or perhaps appreciate the scope or depth of the English language, and so they don't know what a lot...