Should I learn French or German?

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Should I learn French or German? 2016-10-09 21:03:41 Post No. 8601426
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Should I learn French or German? Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:03:41 Post No. 8601426 [Report]

I need to know a foreign language for doctoral school in pure Mathematics. I like German. But the most nearby CC only has French. There's a CC in the city that teaches German but I don't really want to spend the extra time and fare on public transit unless it's actually worth it.

Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:05:35 Post No.8601431
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:05:35 Post No.8601431 [Report]

I think German is the 2nd or first most used language in sciences and maths so I would go with that one but French wouldn't be bad either

Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:06:38 Post No.8601437
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:06:38 Post No.8601437 [Report]

What do you want to use the language for? In terms of literature it's a tough call.

Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:08:09 Post No.8601442
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:08:09 Post No.8601442 [Report]

>>8601426
French

Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:09:34 Post No.8601449
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:09:34 Post No.8601449 [Report]

>>8601426

French for the bitches.

Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:17:30 Post No.8601475
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:17:30 Post No.8601475 [Report]

Spoken French sounds like a man or woman with an insect with a sloppy tongue for a head trying to communicate.

Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:25:30 Post No.8601498
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:25:30 Post No.8601498 [Report]

>>8601426
French because 1) it sounds sexy 2) it is more spoken and useful than German.

Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:35:35 Post No.8601523
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 21:35:35 Post No.8601523 [Report]

>>8601431
>German is the 2nd or first most used language in sciences
No and absolutely not. Those that don't use their own language always use english, no matter how bad they are at it, so the 2nd would be chinese. More ex-colonies have stuck with french than german too, so if either is used more than spanish it would be the former.

French is somehow not entirely irrelevant in math lit, but neither matters compared to english for modern publications.

Anonymous 2016-10-09 22:28:45 Post No.8601674
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Anonymous 2016-10-09 22:28:45 Post No.8601674 [Report]

>>8601523
But in contrast to China Germany has a long tradition in mathematics. Göttingen was what Princeton is today.

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