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Right it’s not random that it was French, and not, say, Russian.
by zeroonetwothree 2y ago
Right it’s not random that it was French, and not, say, Russian.
- dmurray 2y agoYou say that, but there are some world-class Scrabble players from Thailand who play Scrabble in English, a language with a completely different alphabet and orthography from their native tongue. They don't necessarily speak English well, either. One beat Nigel Richards for the World Championship in 2009 [0]. I think it would take Richards about 20 minutes to learn the Cyrillic alphabet and a few weeks to get familiar enough with the patterns of Russian to be a competitive player in that language. World champion is obviously a harder ask, but I wouldn't rule it out. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakorn_Nemitrmansuk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakorn_Nemitrmansuk
- borski 2y agoSounds like his next challenge.