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Well, communication needs standards. As much as we need someone to define what is http, TCP/IP or Posix we also need someone to define what is English, Spanish
by diego_moita 2y ago
Well, communication needs standards.
As much as we need someone to define what is http, TCP/IP or Posix we also need someone to define what is English, Spanish or any language.
If you don't believe it then try to understand whatever language a Venezuelan or Dominican speaks. That blabber is anything but Spanish.
- sweezyjeezy 2y agoBut what are you suggesting? It wouldn't be better if Venezuela had its language dictated by another country (e.g. Spain) - that would just be oppressive.
- diego_moita 2y agoWell, ASALE[1] (Association of Academies of Spanish Language) is already a cross-national body that negotiates these rules among several countries. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Academies_of_the_Spanish_Language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Academies_of_th...
- Wytwwww 2y ago> As much as we need someone to define what is http, TCP/IP or Posix we also need someone Why? Humans are almost infinitely more adaptable and capable of dynamically changing their behaviour compared to computer programs. Learning to understand/speak a new pseudo dialect of your native language isn't particularly hard. Millions of people do that near effortlessly on a daily basis (especially in many German speaking areas).