I have to agree. People like to say English is difficult because there are a million loan words and spelling/grammar have no hard and fast rules, but character based languages are on a different level of difficulty. Even if it shifted to something like pinyin for text, the subtle tone shifting and having tons of a homophones are a huge barrier to entry.
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Seppo@sopuli.xyz · 14 pts · 47d
Mandarin will never be a lingua franca, no matter how influential The Chinese Empire becomes.
themoken@startrek.website · 12 pts · 47d
I have to agree. People like to say English is difficult because there are a million loan words and spelling/grammar have no hard and fast rules, but character based languages are on a different level of difficulty. Even if it shifted to something like pinyin for text, the subtle tone shifting and having tons of a homophones are a huge barrier to entry.
JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 47d
It won't, but it eliminates an unfair advantage in a business setting. It is amazing the shit people will say when they assume you do not understand.
Peppycito@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 47d
But it makes it seems like your trying if you can speak to your masters in their own language.
Fishnoodle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 47d
Yeah that's why they're doing everything to give China power. They've already got things planned out
alapakala@quokk.au · 1 pts · 47d
This explains Dengist-verse.