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What is "simple english" below languages? Never seen this before.
by rocks 8y ago
What is "simple english" below languages? Never seen this before.
- antsar 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia It is an intentionally simplified version of English. Although, in this case, the meaning of the article seems to have been affected by the simplification. The English version makes it clear that this is a theoretical concept, whereas the Simple English version makes it sound like something concrete/absolute.
- krylon 8y agoIronically, I found the Simple English articles I tried to read harder to understand than the regular ones. Interesting concept, though.
- mmirate 8y agoIronic but inevitable; the simplification appears to mostly be a matter of vocabulary. Reducing the vocabulary usually eliminates most technical jargon, and when the subject-matter is technical, the result is, well, a mess.
- dfxm12 8y agoIt's been around for nearly 15 years. It's geared towards younger folks, folks with learning disabilities that might make it hard for them to read and people who are learning English as a second language. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_English_Wikipedia
- rocks 8y agoAlright, thanks! Seemed to have always went past me.
- Koshkin 8y agoIncidentally, for many readers of Wikipedia it may be not the language per se that is difficult to understand, so it would have been nice if there existed simpler versions of articles that otherwise may not be accessible to a lay person.
- extragood 8y agoSometimes I don't care about the theory or equations related to a topic, and just want the gist of it quickly.