PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to !historymemes@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoA little jealous of Arabic speakers for that, ngllemmy.worldimagemessage-square61linkfedilinkarrow-up1375arrow-down19cross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1366arrow-down1imageA little jealous of Arabic speakers for that, ngllemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to !historymemes@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square61linkfedilinkcross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareDasus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoAnd I never said what you think I did. I’m merely pointing out his definition of what a language needs to be “successful” is insanely reductive. With his argument, Toki Pona is better than English. I haven’t claimed anything about English. I’m asking him (or you) about the argument already made.
And I never said what you think I did.
I’m merely pointing out his definition of what a language needs to be “successful” is insanely reductive.
With his argument, Toki Pona is better than English.
I haven’t claimed anything about English. I’m asking him (or you) about the argument already made.