I guess I said it kind of the wrong way around. The written script has evolved to be used by humans. It's still evolving, of course, so it's not like it's a par

I guess I said it kind of the wrong way around. The written script has evolved to be used by humans. It's still evolving, of course, so it's not like it's a paragon of efficiency; but humans are good at pattern recognition, and the written word is exactly just that. Learning to read, is learning patterns.