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[–] iso1711 0 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Amazing how all that fits on such a small piece of clay O.o

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[–] ShinyVoater 0 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago 

You can fit an actual thought into a tweet in Japanese. Ideographic writing is a lot denser than alphabetic writing; a language where it's more common(or even exclusive) will take far less space than one where it's non-existent at the same font size. Another factor to consider is the grammar: some versions of the Bible, for instance, point out which words were added in translation and "a/an" and "the" make that list frequently(modern English is an especially bad offender in the "unnecessary" spoken grammar department: eg, when we say "do you like dogs?", German languages say what literally translates to "like you dogs?").

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[–] frankenham 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

That almost seems to make more sense in the sense of how we read. Words are read as a whole so it's almost like we see words as a picture that represents something rather than sounding it out. Lkie how you can selpl eivhtyenreg wonrg but can sohoemw slitl raed it