Comments on: The language had to be simple https://www.isegoria.net/2026/06/the-language-had-to-be-simple/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 17 Sep 2026 03:09:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2026/06/the-language-had-to-be-simple/comment-page-1/#comment-3762465 Isegoria Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:12:50 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54367#comment-3762465 I’m reminded of Feynman’s anecdote, in Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!, about struggling to speak Portuguese:

Now I wanted to say, “So, I learned Portuguese,” but I couldn’t think of the word for “so.” I knew how to make BIG words, though, so I finished the sentence like this: “CONSEQUENTEMENTE, aprendi Portugues!”

When the two men came back with the baggage, she said, “Oh, he speaks Portuguese! And with such wonderful words: CONSEQUENTEMENTE!”

]]> By: Phileas Frogg https://www.isegoria.net/2026/06/the-language-had-to-be-simple/comment-page-1/#comment-3762464 Phileas Frogg Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:11:14 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54367#comment-3762464 I had no clue Murakami used this method. Honestly my prose can get a bit purple at times, I should try it out.

Now I just have to learn enough to write in another language.

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