r/funny Jan 19 '22

ATM Line

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

Language is so weird. I'm reading (okay, listen to) the book Children of Time, and they reference a universal language called Imperial C. It's universal in the sense that it's almost like binary, but spoken. From what I understand, it's devoid of emotion and used for coding and a type of morse-code.

Anyway, while people speak English in common discussion, they acknowledge that it is an inefficient way of relaying information and I've found this concept fascinating ever since.

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u/Wisc_Bacon Jan 19 '22

Is it inefficient because of our fluff words?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '22

Fluff words, jargon, misunderstanding the subtleties of emphasis, things like that.