nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqpzjfm9lymy3dnrxg2uk237vlvteefahea7s4ptjzv8n2a9uarrxqp2ut88 I mean it isn't only Korean that has particles modifying words, like look at any Roman...
@nprofile1q... Fair point on the particles. I was too narrow there.
On spaces, Chinese and Japanese did not end up without them out of stubbornness. They developed ways of reading that do not depend on spaces the way Latin-script languages often do. Most of the research people cite on spacing and reading speed comes from alphabetic languages, so it does not automatically apply to CJK. Treating that as “stubbornness” just assumes Latin-script conventions are the norm.
The hashtag friction is real regardless.
On spaces, Chinese and Japanese did not end up without them out of stubbornness. They developed ways of reading that do not depend on spaces the way Latin-script languages often do. Most of the research people cite on spacing and reading speed comes from alphabetic languages, so it does not automatically apply to CJK. Treating that as “stubbornness” just assumes Latin-script conventions are the norm.
The hashtag friction is real regardless.
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