Talking too much
can make your life in danger, so know to control yourself. If you can do this,
you will have long life. A perception that amateurs should get rid of is the
school of thought that believes that quicker is better! This is the old myth
that familiarity to your mother tongue gives you knowledge of language in
general, including social ramifications related to it.
It's not about
lack of command of a foreign tongue either - more often than not, the flawed basic
concepts in our language interrupt the code. We have the belief that a
word-by-word translation, though admittedly not very elegant, will at least
give you at least gives us "general idea" of the source text's end product
content in a new language.
The old saying” A
little knowledge is a dangerous thing” rules even here. To some extent, this is
true. This is the case even within the very limited context of highly
specialized technical fields academic papers on chemistry rich in formula and
procedural descriptions being a case in point. Needless to say, relying on
direct translations is problematic which means it is better to practice a
little, than talk a lot.
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