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Re:Can Esperanto Make a Comeback? (2015) by emodendroket on Saturday October 17, 2020 @12:56PM (#24811319)
The comparison is generous to Chinese characters. Even the world's worst speller, confronted with an uncommon English word, could make a guess at the spelling that's probably decipherable. If you forget a Chinese character you may not even be able to put the first stroke to paper.
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Re:Can Esperanto Make a Comeback? (2015) by olah_1 on Saturday October 17, 2020 @01:01PM (#24811365)
Yes, of course. But that was not the point I was making. Personally I find alphabets to be superior for that reason. But to be fair, I also don't know Chinese!
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Re:Can Esperanto Make a Comeback? (2015) by emodendroket on Saturday October 17, 2020 @01:03PM (#24811382)
There's an unbelievable amount of woo and magical thinking floating around this subject. It definitely requires more effort to learn and remember. But yes, point taken.
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