About Languages

A place to discuss how we communicate.

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Saw several news stories recently on expanding use of sign language in multiple countries. They included creating dedicated news networks, expanding the type of announcements used in transportation services, and increasing education through lessons for children and adults:

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I posted this in another thread, but I think it belongs here.

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I’ve seen this myself as well. They’re starting to roll out BSL travel information on the UK rail network.

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In Finnish, we actually pronounce all the letters we write. They also always sound the same.

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My favorite English words/languages fellow on youtube once said, “The French lose interest before the end of a word.”

Having taken 2 years of high school French, I LMAO tophat-rofl tophat-biggrin

I’d love having a pronounce-able language.
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From what I have seen of other languages, the worst feature of English is its orthography. The best is not wasting everyone’s time memorizing grammatical genders.

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