I've always felt that the English language is somewhat ambivalent, but the construction of the language via writing is not ambivalent. To complete the idea, ima

I've always felt that the English language is somewhat ambivalent, but the construction of the language via writing is not ambivalent. To complete the idea, imagine how language is used. Certainly, we don't think in punctuation-able sentences at all times - we think in streams. However, when constructing a logical presentation of ideas, we would think in more grammatically anatomically correct forms. The implications of the writing are a form of protocol in my opinion, and as any good protocol requires, must be interpreted to some standard. Unfortunately, the complexity of the standard for the English language is far and above the complexity for a given programming language, and we unfortunately don't really have a linter for conversation. Hyperbole, perhaps; but it's true at its core: people only receive meaning if they have some sort of roadmap for the symbol and the symbolized.