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| I find Swiss German an interesting language and more of a dialect really. It varies so strongly depending on location that it is not easy to really learn Swiss German. I grew up speaking both English and Swiss German which has great advantages but, I think that high German is a better option to learn. After all Swiss German does not really exist in written form... | |
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Here lies the current dilemna: Young swiss are sending emails, sms, etc in "Swiss German" . Therefore they are losing their written skills in High German, and putting themselves at a great disadvantage. It is one thing to preserve the dialect, but another to lose greater communication skills.
Bear in mind, many german speakers find the various english accents and "dialects" difficult to understand. Most understand American/Canadian accents, but things like Irish, Scottish and Australian accents can be difficult to understand. I don't know any non-native english speakers who can understand a movie like "Lock,Stock and two smoking barrels", with that wonderful rhyming slang. Personally it is one of my all-time faves.
