The loss of communication skills can be attributed to laziness. So many people don’t know the difference between your and you’re and often misspell the second one but that is to be expected when they pronounce both of them “yer”.
How long does it take to become a reader if your language uses an alphabet or syllabary? Answer: About a year of training to become a reader, then perhaps 2 more to become facile; because there are perhaps as many as 100 symbols to memorize. But if your language uses ideographs, it you must memorize (at least) 1000 symbols to be able to cope with basic language, then every new concept is a whole new symbol (sometimes slightly related).
MS72 over 4 years ago
:-)
Watcher over 4 years ago
21st Century man.
Pet over 4 years ago
We have come full circle
Radish the wordsmith over 4 years ago
Fire bad.
Zebrastripes over 4 years ago
Society has resorted to emojis….eye roll!
waltermgm over 4 years ago
I give this comic two (emoji) thumbs up .
posstockhoarder over 4 years ago
A major LOL today!
Gameguy49 Premium Member over 4 years ago
The loss of communication skills can be attributed to laziness. So many people don’t know the difference between your and you’re and often misspell the second one but that is to be expected when they pronounce both of them “yer”.
RAGs over 4 years ago
At least they drew their own…
Concretionist over 4 years ago
I have a whole rant about icons versus words.
How long does it take to become a reader if your language uses an alphabet or syllabary? Answer: About a year of training to become a reader, then perhaps 2 more to become facile; because there are perhaps as many as 100 symbols to memorize. But if your language uses ideographs, it you must memorize (at least) 1000 symbols to be able to cope with basic language, then every new concept is a whole new symbol (sometimes slightly related).
And the key insight: Ideographs are icons