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From: dcs2e@darwin.clas.virginia.edu (David Swanson)
Subject: Re: Languages: Hard, Harder, Hardest
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In article <4t2vt6$ap2@dfw-ixnews4.ix.netcom.com>
attila1@ix.netcom.com(Libertarius) writes:

>     (2) Considering the archaic spelling of English and the ideographic
> writing of Chinese, WRITTEN English and Chinese are some of the more
> difficult languages.

Written English does not follow simply from oral English, and oral
English does not follow simply from written.  THAT is the difficulty. 
One could learn to read and write English without speaking it, as much
as vice versa, and not encounter that problem.

David

"Heideggerian hope comes into question." J.D.
