English the most expressive and the most versatile language?

Most versatile, it might, because it has practically no rules, and you can twist it like a piece of chewing gum.

Nevertheless, I must say that German shares that quality. In German you can even create new words .

About most expressive, NO !

English is as cold as a piece of steel, good for sciences.

The most expressive is definitively Spanish

Yes, its rules are very loose, but that is exactly what makes it an inventive, creative and expressive language

There is a form of English learned in textbooks and another much more interesting English spoken by natives in the islands. I have seen foreigners initially confused by this but love to use it once they understand the basics of the local dialect.

For the answerer below

"Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet." Kipling

As any language it's how you use it. The full expression of the language is curtailed because of the fashions in cultural language. Omitting correct grammar becomes a fashion statement of the young, and some older people reinforce it to appear 'cool'!

Yes, it has certainly inspired some high minded expression, we have a wealth of literature, poetry and song to prove it.

And versatile because it is constantly evolving. Even in the last half century it has moved on. Call me a camp old bag but I love the fact that it lends itself so well to slang, I'm from the east End originally, and doubler entendres.

Even in modern rap and hip hop, which I can't say I love, it has taken on a new life.

I think Russian is, because it has so many sayings that are so expressive like "A full man and a hungry man can never be friends/commarades" meaning somebody who has everything will never be able to be good friends with somebody who is poor, because they have such different lifestyles. (it's a different question if it is true, but that's now what you're asking).

I don't speak Russian, but a friend of mine does and he comes out with all these very expressive sayings.

I disagree. Russian is the most methodical and precise language that I have encountered. English arose as a collision between Saxons (German) and Normans (French) The major rule about English is that its grammer doesn't follow even its own set of rules, being a mongrel language.

actually i would say Italian is the most expressive language around, but English can be expressed better by us here.

If you define versatility as having the most words, then English may be the most versatile language with 994,638 words (estimate).

You lot obviously have not heard the 'cynghanedd' of Welsh poetry.English poetry pales in comparison.

Don't judge me wrong unless you've heard it.

of course english is the most literately rich language