On dying and other languages

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They did that. It’s called Basic English. Not perfect, but a worthy effort.


Anyway, I wouldn’t worry too much. When the machines take over, we’ll all have to learn to speak QPSK.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okJHQ3hjqrI

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[quote]What the World needs most is about 1,000 more dead languages—and one more alive.

— C. K. Ogden, The System of Basic English[/quote]