So I guess the original post is really a philosophical question. Because unless "concise" can be quantified and describable, there is no way to judge a choice o

So I guess the original post is really a philosophical question. Because unless "concise" can be quantified and describable, there is no way to judge a choice of design of language is better than the other as science, because no refutation of theory can be designed and verified. The original post only discover that shortness doesn't mean powerful, it can be cumbersome given a choice on a simple rules in grammar, then create a big mess for maintenance.