Learning is great but surely the main point of a language is communication. When people do not use words the same way then communication is impaired, sometimes made impossible.
For example, I'm now living in a German speaking country. I'm slowly learning the language and I have learned a lot both about German and about the other languages I speak (with varying levels of ability). However my ability to use German to communicate anything is still incredibly limited. So maybe I try tell someone something but get it wrong and learn about the difference between "dein" and "ihr" then I learned something but my original goal was not achieved.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~
Learning is great but surely the main point of a language is communication. When people do not use words the same way then communication is impaired, sometimes made impossible.
For example, I'm now living in a German speaking country. I'm slowly learning the language and I have learned a lot both about German and about the other languages I speak (with varying levels of ability). However my ability to use German to communicate anything is still incredibly limited. So maybe I try tell someone something but get it wrong and learn about the difference between "dein" and "ihr" then I learned something but my original goal was not achieved.
"If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind."
~John Stuart Mill~