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Old 23-Nov-2006, 10:53
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Default language/languges

could someone explain the difference

"i interestd in studying language "

"i interestd in studying languages "
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Default Re: language/languges

First, it should really be "I am interested..."

'language' here would mean language in general. i.e. studying how people use language, how language changes with time, etymology, grammar and so on. That is, learning what language is.

'languages' would mean learning to read, write and speak several languages.
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