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Languages and Linguistics

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8. There are benefits to having symbols in written language

Thu Mar 25, 2021, 04:34 PM

Mar 2021

Two thousand symbols is a bit daunting, but you use that type of written language every day. Probably thousands and thousands of times.

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Interesting taxi Mar 2021 #1

auto noise cancelling kicked in at times. taxi Mar 2021 #3

I didn't notice anything wrong with audio soryang Mar 2021 #5

Yes taxi Mar 2021 #6

Yes soryang Mar 2021 #7

There are benefits to having symbols in written language taxi Mar 2021 #8

of course soryang Mar 2021 #9

OMG - I just looked at it taxi Mar 2021 #10

On a separate note taxi Mar 2021 #11

i guess that's up to the Russians and Germans soryang Mar 2021 #12