[OPINION] - does language really matter if they all do the same thing?

Jonathan Daugherty cygnus at cprogrammer.org
Sun Jan 25 09:34:39 EST 2004


# > that english and arabic are, in the same sense, just two sides
# > of the same coin, which is a gross oversimplification of the
# > matter and a disrespect to the qualities of the languages
# 
# english and arabic are quite equal. compare it with tonal asian
# languages then you find some real difference. For example in the thai
# language there is no word that means "No", you can only politely deny
# "yes". This is mental difference.

Either you are a troll or you have missed the point entirely. :)

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