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in reply to a message by organix
I love it when a newcomer, such as yourself, Organix, introduces him- or herself with an interesting posting. You get "coolness points" right away for this. :)
I suppose the obvious answer to your question would be that a human with an extensive word base would have an advantage -- simply by virtue of the fact that he/she would be able to express him/herself more elaborately.
HOWEVER... The impressiveness of articulate self-expression is lost on an audience who might not happen to be fluently conversant in your own particular language. In which case, a human with a limited word base in *several* different languages -- or even in the universal language of Esperanto -- would clearly have the advantage.
-- Nanaea
I suppose the obvious answer to your question would be that a human with an extensive word base would have an advantage -- simply by virtue of the fact that he/she would be able to express him/herself more elaborately.
HOWEVER... The impressiveness of articulate self-expression is lost on an audience who might not happen to be fluently conversant in your own particular language. In which case, a human with a limited word base in *several* different languages -- or even in the universal language of Esperanto -- would clearly have the advantage.
-- Nanaea
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