http://mithridates.blogspot.com/2008...guage-for.html
I learned some German in school, looks like I might have been better off learning Norwegian.
Quote:
Fig. A. an understanding of spoken language
Norwegians understand 88% of the spoken swedish language
understand 73% of the spoken danish language
Swedes understand 48% of the spoken norwegian language
understand 23% of the spoken danish language
Danes understand 69% of the spoken norwegian language
understand 43% of the spoken swedish language
Fig. B. An understanding of the written language
Norwegians understand 89% of the written swedish language
understand 93% of the written danish language
Swedes understand 86% of the written norwegian language
understand 69% of the written danish language
Danes understand 89% of the written norwegian language
understand 69% of the written swedish language.
"Norwegian is Danish spoken in Swedish"
Norwegian + phonology - vocabulary = swedish
Norwegian - phonology + vocabulary = danish
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