Post AdTtDhbfiJD8MP0VsW by ClaraListensprechen4@qoto.org
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 (DIR) Post #AdTrCobG1l7lqsGLjc by usernameswift@pleromer.net
       2024-01-03T20:57:27.423882Z
       
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       The fact that this exists is, in my eyes, sufficient proof to state that English needs to be abandoned foreverIt's a horrible language, and I hate ithttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_English
       
 (DIR) Post #AdTrsSDncUXUbp94ds by starshine@woem.space
       2024-01-03T21:03:16.044627Z
       
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       @usernameswift “huh, but the simple english wikipedia is really good for learning about complex topics”[starts reading]Ogden’s Basic, and the concept of a simplified English, gained its greatest publicity just after the Allied victory in World War II as a means for world peace. He was convinced that the world needed to gradually eradicate minority languages and use as much as possible only one: English, in either a simple or complete form.oh no.What the World needs most is about 1,000 more dead languages—and one more alive.oh no.
       
 (DIR) Post #AdTsUayJXEOUkf5bLk by usernameswift@pleromer.net
       2024-01-03T21:11:53.306750Z
       
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       That was about my reaction to it"Oh cool it makes English easier to understand""Oh no it's supposed to be used for erasing cultural heritage"A universal language would be nice and all, but not if it's both shit and trying to replace everything elseAs someone who enjoys languages, I am of the opinion that any language being lost is a terrible thingReplacing them all with English but worse is a tragedy
       
 (DIR) Post #AdTscc7j8WESdmJdWS by yassie_j@0w0.is
       2024-01-03T21:05:31.089007Z
       
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       @starshine @usernameswift pretty fuckedAnd reading the passage of the Lord’s Prayer just shows how kind of janky Basic English is… It removes the fluidity and the aura of the work
       
 (DIR) Post #AdTtDhbfiJD8MP0VsW by ClaraListensprechen4@qoto.org
       2024-01-03T21:04:45Z
       
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       @usernameswift But you're using English now. How's your Esperanto?
       
 (DIR) Post #AdTtJbfCirVVfLTVCK by usernameswift@pleromer.net
       2024-01-03T21:21:09.135329Z
       
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       You know, I really ought to learn it
       
 (DIR) Post #AdTxhQYA5sdDxqnLVI by phlash@mastodon.me.uk
       2024-01-03T21:59:12Z
       
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       @usernameswift Yup. Possibly part of the inspiration for the parody and book by Randall: https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/Thing_Explainer#The_ten_hundred_words_people_use_the_most