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Re:Blue–Green Distinction in Language by zojirushibottle on Thursday January 23, 2020 @10:10AM (#22128089)
wait, isn't english the international language of science as well? i thought it was...
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Re:Blue–Green Distinction in Language by Juliate on Thursday January 23, 2020 @10:16AM (#22128154)
Like, Arabic was about 10 centuries ago? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_in_the_medieval_Islami...

Or Greek before? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_science_in_classica...

Or Chinese? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_science_and_technol...

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Re:Blue–Green Distinction in Language by kaesar14 on Thursday January 23, 2020 @11:32AM (#22128885)
Isn't the difference here that science has become a global institution, and far more complex than it was in any of those societies?
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Re:Blue–Green Distinction in Language by Juliate on Thursday January 23, 2020 @12:05PM (#22129276)
Science is a placeholder here, in the context of which language being used to express and articulate complex thoughts.
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