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One of the problems with doing things that way is that you'll still develop locale-specific conventions. You might go somewhere and say "electric brain," but th
by Retra 11y ago
One of the problems with doing things that way is that you'll still develop locale-specific conventions. You might go somewhere and say "electric brain," but they call it a "fast counting beans." And then you'll be speaking different languages anyway.
- DennisP 11y agoHaving heard neither phrase before, I'm pretty sure I know what you meant by them. It's not a perfect system but it's better than talking extra-loud English and adding hand signals.
- Retra 11y agoMy point is more about how language evolves from common roots, and even if we all start with the same language, it will probably diverge over time we'll be back where we started. Though I suppose it could act as a temporary reprieve, assuming you ignored the costs of teaching it.