Which Scandinavian Language to learn?
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rainwatersparkSwedish
+ Most populous Scandinavian country
+ Apparently has a strong literary tradition (Wikipedia)
Norwegian
+ "Between" Swedish and Danish, seems to facilitate comprehension of both
- Many dialects, including 2 written standards (Bokmål & Nynorsk)
Danish
+ Happiest country in the world
- "Hot potato in the mouth" pronunciation, apparently hard for others to pronounce/understand
All three
- Most residents are fluent in English and will speak English to foreigners (so I've heard)
Haha...this was not meant to be very politically correct at all. Still, I'm currently wavering between Norwegian and Swedish--I'm leaning toward Norwegian for the linguistic gains in the other two, and Swedish for the potentially interesting literature and more speakers--though I'd love to visit all three at some point. Written Swedish has different spelling from Norwegian Bokmål/Danish (which are almost the same), but apparently Swedes still don't have much issue with reading the others and vice-versa.
+ Most populous Scandinavian country
+ Apparently has a strong literary tradition (Wikipedia)
Norwegian
+ "Between" Swedish and Danish, seems to facilitate comprehension of both
- Many dialects, including 2 written standards (Bokmål & Nynorsk)
Danish
+ Happiest country in the world
- "Hot potato in the mouth" pronunciation, apparently hard for others to pronounce/understand
All three
- Most residents are fluent in English and will speak English to foreigners (so I've heard)
Haha...this was not meant to be very politically correct at all. Still, I'm currently wavering between Norwegian and Swedish--I'm leaning toward Norwegian for the linguistic gains in the other two, and Swedish for the potentially interesting literature and more speakers--though I'd love to visit all three at some point. Written Swedish has different spelling from Norwegian Bokmål/Danish (which are almost the same), but apparently Swedes still don't have much issue with reading the others and vice-versa.
