The internet is multilingual but you need to learn Mandarin

Re:The internet is multilingual but you need to learn Mandarin by nix23 on Sunday July 26, 2020 @04:09PM (#23959798)

>Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Turkish use simpler number words and express math concepts more clearly than English

Than English...that article is complete bullshit, the Inuits have 30 different words for snow = more information density, but is it usable for every culture?

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Re:The internet is multilingual but you need to learn Mandarin by bobbyz on Monday July 27, 2020 @11:52AM (#23966271)

Can you elaborate on how having 30 words for snow affects a language's information density?

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Re:The internet is multilingual but you need to learn Mandarin by nix23 on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @08:59AM (#23975210)

English needs maybe 4-5 five words to describe a particular snow condition (hard crust but underneath soft and wet), Inuits have one single word for that exact snow-condition therefore a higher information density (for that situation)

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Re:The internet is multilingual but you need to learn Mandarin by _4jlx on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @03:58PM (#23980011)

This is not the information density we are referring to.

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