Why is French more “wordy” than English?
French grammar and syntax are highly structured when compared to English. French tends to use more prepositional phrases. Compound nouns and newly-coined words, of which so many enter the English language daily, often require an entire phrase to be understood in French. Example: “Consumer Hotline” becomes “Ligne d’urgence la clientle”; literally, “line of urgencies for the customers.
French grammar and syntax are highly structured when compared to English. French tends to use more prepositional phrases. Compound nouns and newly-coined words, of which so many enter the English language daily, often require an entire phrase to be understood in French. Example: “Consumer Hotline” becomes “Ligne d’urgence à la clientèle”; literally, “line of urgencies for the customers.
