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Not hard to just wiki it. I was taught that English was based on Middle English which was based on old English which was based on languages brought from the Angles, hence the term English. The rest...

It doesn't seem far fetched that they would write on any smooth surface. You can use mud, or some natural dye from berries or whatever. A million ways to make dies and paints. You would think the...

I have heard that English is hard to speak but easier to write.

What annoys me is words like metropolis and metropolitan. You see it alot with the O words.

Another thing that really annoys me...

Care to translate :rolleyes:

have you read any of this? lol

Dr. Lin Yutangs typewriter looks easier and faster. Mos def easier to transpot, lol.

Is that because of the Papyrus from the delta? I know that during the Roman Republic the Egyptians were paper heavyweights. I'm not sure how far back it goes, I just know that it was the most...

Is the Latin alphabet that much superior? Or is it a culture bias in that people who use the Latin alphabet invented these tools and everyone else was forced to assimilate best they could?

Some early printing tools like typewriters had a sh1tload of keys.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Large_chinese_keyboard.jpg/200px-Large_chinese_keyboard.jpg

Now it...

Yeah but there are only like 50 keys on that typewriter? How would they get all the 'radicals'? Can these radicals be broken down more?

Same idea as predictive text then? My cell phone learns and adds words I use. It even remembers the slang terms and words I mis spell on purpose. Like ur, str8, etc etc. You know, net speak:D

Sorry, my connection wasn't very good. I edited a post right away but took forever to actually post. My bad :D

Well, it works by creating a combination of keys. As to what or how that combination works, I dunno. It says you type two keys then verify then print. That's all I really know. I suspect this would...

So what? You spell it out phonetically and then choose from the list of suggested words by the program?

That's the best description they had. As to what this "system" was and how he came up with it, I dunno. Something to do with a simplified Chinese dictionary method. I didn't wanna go too far since I...

Chinese Typewriter

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/13/MINGKWAI.jpg

Yeah, I don't get it. lol. I don't wanna put in the work, somebody just tell me :D Pretty please!?!

How does...

LOL, doncha just hate that!!!

How do you type in Chinese with a US standard keyboard? WTF does a Chinese typewriter look like?

You know how kids are taught to spell by "sounding out" the word?...

It was the first thing I looked at when I got curious. Thanx tho. :)

It answered some questions, but not many. What I am specifically interested is Human migration routes and the effects they left...

He did mention Germanic.

I've heard a few refer to English as a Latin based language, but I think most people know it's Germanic in origin. I think the confusion is because of three things. 1-...

Yah, I am familiar with the geography, but not all the history. Thanx. What time period is that? Did they have any Turkic languages before the Ottoman Empire? The Ottomans ran things for quite a...

Is that from settling traders on the silk trade routes?

In the workplace, people who are hired on the same day have the same seniority.

Thanx for the info tho.

Is that like "He didn't beat his wife, he was teaching her a lesson"?

Kinda sexist huh. A female must earn Sifu but her husband gets a free title? Cause he's her master? Sup?

What about just brother? Like an equal student? Not senior or junior. Is that Toudai?

Edit: I see you said Hing Dai. That is equal brother under the same sifu?