Apr-16-2021, 11:15 AM
as for English being lousy... I mean it's your choice if you like it or not. I quite like it (not born in an English-speaking country).
Actually, I am currently working on International Domain Names. This work requires me to look into lots of languages.
For example, Chinese has 19500 "letters" from which you can compose a domain name.
Imagine you have to memorize 19500 letters to be able to express yourself.
Imagine you have to distinguish between 19500 letters when reading (I doubt they all look absolutely different and that there are no letters that are nearly the same visually)
Some nice languages, though:
Bulgarian - the most WYSIWYG language. No funky rules, no "silent K" or "ough" or "eaux"... Also, a rich and expressive language, containing lots of culture
Hebrew - If languages are subjects in school, Hebrew would be "Math". It's a beautiful system of structures and roots. Like functions and arguments and it works since the Bronze age until now. Also, Hebrew is extremely rich, with a well respected institution responsible for maintaining the language. New words are defined all the time, it's really fun.
Points against Hebrew is that it is not pleasant to listen to (Italian or Portuguese will be my choice there) and it is an RTL language, so not friendly for writing with ink (they didn't have ink when it was made up!)
Actually, I am currently working on International Domain Names. This work requires me to look into lots of languages.
For example, Chinese has 19500 "letters" from which you can compose a domain name.
Imagine you have to memorize 19500 letters to be able to express yourself.
Imagine you have to distinguish between 19500 letters when reading (I doubt they all look absolutely different and that there are no letters that are nearly the same visually)
Some nice languages, though:
Bulgarian - the most WYSIWYG language. No funky rules, no "silent K" or "ough" or "eaux"... Also, a rich and expressive language, containing lots of culture
Hebrew - If languages are subjects in school, Hebrew would be "Math". It's a beautiful system of structures and roots. Like functions and arguments and it works since the Bronze age until now. Also, Hebrew is extremely rich, with a well respected institution responsible for maintaining the language. New words are defined all the time, it's really fun.
Points against Hebrew is that it is not pleasant to listen to (Italian or Portuguese will be my choice there) and it is an RTL language, so not friendly for writing with ink (they didn't have ink when it was made up!)