Re: Complexity of Languages

From: "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:29:48 GMT

Helmut Weber wrote:
>
> Hi Lee,
>
> first, I think it is rather "complex", than "complicated",
> and second, this was meant ironically.
>
> How can a language be complex if 1000 Million people
> get along with it since thousands of years?
>
> But my English wasn't good enough to get the message across.

No, your irony was fine. LSD has a real problem detecting humor.
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Peter T. Daniels grammatim@xxxxxxx
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- Re: Complexity of Languages
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