You really don't want to learn this language
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This language is written, very rarely (maybe never) spoken. In fact, it would be difficult to pronounce!
Still, it's a common language. In fact, you've probably come across it here (puzzling.SE) often!
But, hardly anybody (maybe nobody) learns this language. In fact, you wouldn't want to learn it, that defeats its purpose!
What am I talking about?
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This language is written, very rarely (maybe never) spoken. In fact, it would be difficult to pronounce!
Still, it's a common language. In fact, you've probably come across it here (puzzling.SE) often!
But, hardly anybody (maybe nobody) learns this language. In fact, you wouldn't want to learn it, that defeats its purpose!
What am I talking about?
riddle
asked Dec 4 at 2:52
deep thought
2,115527
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I think you underestimate the capabilities of the brain and the determination of some people. I have seen the claim by some that they could read this language on the fly. I find the claim believable.
– Ross Millikan
Dec 4 at 5:01
@RossMillikan No I can believe it! My draft had 'never' and 'nobody' ... but then I thought ... better put 'very rarely' and 'hardly anybody' because there's probably That Guy ... :-)
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 5:09
Some of the stage calculators were reputed to know the multiplication table up to $100 times 100$, which is a lot of facts. If you read a lot of this language you will learn the most common tens of English words by sight. You can then work out others quickly with practice. I know many of the letter correspondences but cannot form words from them easily.
– Ross Millikan
Dec 4 at 5:19
@RossMillikan I don't doubt that you can! But unlike 100x100, you might actually have a reason to avoid learning (or unlearn) this
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 5:26
@RossMillikan To be fair, there's a lot of repetition in the tables.
– Rushabh Mehta
Dec 4 at 13:54
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up vote
12
down vote
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This language is written, very rarely (maybe never) spoken. In fact, it would be difficult to pronounce!
Still, it's a common language. In fact, you've probably come across it here (puzzling.SE) often!
But, hardly anybody (maybe nobody) learns this language. In fact, you wouldn't want to learn it, that defeats its purpose!
What am I talking about?
riddle
asked Dec 4 at 2:52
deep thought
2,115527
This language is written, very rarely (maybe never) spoken. In fact, it would be difficult to pronounce!
Still, it's a common language. In fact, you've probably come across it here (puzzling.SE) often!
But, hardly anybody (maybe nobody) learns this language. In fact, you wouldn't want to learn it, that defeats its purpose!
What am I talking about?
riddle
riddle
asked Dec 4 at 2:52
deep thought
2,115527
asked Dec 4 at 2:52
deep thought
2,115527
asked Dec 4 at 2:52
deep thought
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asked Dec 4 at 2:52
deep thought
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asked Dec 4 at 2:52
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I think you underestimate the capabilities of the brain and the determination of some people. I have seen the claim by some that they could read this language on the fly. I find the claim believable.
– Ross Millikan
Dec 4 at 5:01
@RossMillikan No I can believe it! My draft had 'never' and 'nobody' ... but then I thought ... better put 'very rarely' and 'hardly anybody' because there's probably That Guy ... :-)
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 5:09
Some of the stage calculators were reputed to know the multiplication table up to $100 times 100$, which is a lot of facts. If you read a lot of this language you will learn the most common tens of English words by sight. You can then work out others quickly with practice. I know many of the letter correspondences but cannot form words from them easily.
– Ross Millikan
Dec 4 at 5:19
@RossMillikan I don't doubt that you can! But unlike 100x100, you might actually have a reason to avoid learning (or unlearn) this
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 5:26
@RossMillikan To be fair, there's a lot of repetition in the tables.
– Rushabh Mehta
Dec 4 at 13:54
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show 1 more comment
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I think you underestimate the capabilities of the brain and the determination of some people. I have seen the claim by some that they could read this language on the fly. I find the claim believable.
– Ross Millikan
Dec 4 at 5:01
@RossMillikan No I can believe it! My draft had 'never' and 'nobody' ... but then I thought ... better put 'very rarely' and 'hardly anybody' because there's probably That Guy ... :-)
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 5:09
Some of the stage calculators were reputed to know the multiplication table up to $100 times 100$, which is a lot of facts. If you read a lot of this language you will learn the most common tens of English words by sight. You can then work out others quickly with practice. I know many of the letter correspondences but cannot form words from them easily.
– Ross Millikan
Dec 4 at 5:19
@RossMillikan I don't doubt that you can! But unlike 100x100, you might actually have a reason to avoid learning (or unlearn) this
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 5:26
@RossMillikan To be fair, there's a lot of repetition in the tables.
– Rushabh Mehta
Dec 4 at 13:54
1
1
I think you underestimate the capabilities of the brain and the determination of some people. I have seen the claim by some that they could read this language on the fly. I find the claim believable.
– Ross Millikan
Dec 4 at 5:01
I think you underestimate the capabilities of the brain and the determination of some people. I have seen the claim by some that they could read this language on the fly. I find the claim believable.
– Ross Millikan
Dec 4 at 5:01
@RossMillikan No I can believe it! My draft had 'never' and 'nobody' ... but then I thought ... better put 'very rarely' and 'hardly anybody' because there's probably That Guy ... :-)
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 5:09
@RossMillikan No I can believe it! My draft had 'never' and 'nobody' ... but then I thought ... better put 'very rarely' and 'hardly anybody' because there's probably That Guy ... :-)
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 5:09
Some of the stage calculators were reputed to know the multiplication table up to $100 times 100$, which is a lot of facts. If you read a lot of this language you will learn the most common tens of English words by sight. You can then work out others quickly with practice. I know many of the letter correspondences but cannot form words from them easily.
– Ross Millikan
Dec 4 at 5:19
Some of the stage calculators were reputed to know the multiplication table up to $100 times 100$, which is a lot of facts. If you read a lot of this language you will learn the most common tens of English words by sight. You can then work out others quickly with practice. I know many of the letter correspondences but cannot form words from them easily.
– Ross Millikan
Dec 4 at 5:19
@RossMillikan I don't doubt that you can! But unlike 100x100, you might actually have a reason to avoid learning (or unlearn) this
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 5:26
@RossMillikan I don't doubt that you can! But unlike 100x100, you might actually have a reason to avoid learning (or unlearn) this
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 5:26
@RossMillikan To be fair, there's a lot of repetition in the tables.
– Rushabh Mehta
Dec 4 at 13:54
@RossMillikan To be fair, there's a lot of repetition in the tables.
– Rushabh Mehta
Dec 4 at 13:54
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I'm going to go out on a limb and say...
although not technically a "language" per se, ROT13, mainly because it fits the clues well.
This language is written, very rarely (maybe never) spoken. In fact, it would be difficult to pronounce!
rot13 is often written down, but it is never communicated verbally as it is very rare that something encoded with rot13 is remotely pronounceable.
Still, it's a common language. In fact, you've probably come across it here (puzzling.SE) often!
rot13 is commonly used for basic encryption and can be found all over puzzling.SE to encode spoilers in comments.
But, hardly anybody (maybe nobody) learns this language. In fact, learning it defeats its purpose!
No one can usually "read" rot13 simply by looking at it, they usually go through an online decoder. "Learning" to read rot13 would defeat its' main purpose, since it exists to hide spoilers.
answered Dec 4 at 2:57
Hugh
1,285615
Well that didn't take long :-) Well done.
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 3:07
@deepthought I'm surprised that was right! I loved the riddle since it was nice and easy, and had a connection to PSE.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 4:19
Sbe jung vg'f jbegu, vg'f abg gung uneq gb yrnea gb ernq egb13. V pna qb vg nyzbfg nf snfg nf V pna ernq Terrx be Plevyyvp yrggref. Vg qbrf fgvyy freir vgf checbfr, fvapr (rkprcg sbe n srj pbzzba cuenfrf) V fgvyy arrq gb pbapragengr gb or noyr gb ernq vg.
– Ilmari Karonen
Dec 4 at 14:08
@IlmariKaronen I guess the point is, you really can't read it as easily as English.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 14:34
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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1 Answer
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
14
down vote
accepted
I'm going to go out on a limb and say...
although not technically a "language" per se, ROT13, mainly because it fits the clues well.
This language is written, very rarely (maybe never) spoken. In fact, it would be difficult to pronounce!
rot13 is often written down, but it is never communicated verbally as it is very rare that something encoded with rot13 is remotely pronounceable.
Still, it's a common language. In fact, you've probably come across it here (puzzling.SE) often!
rot13 is commonly used for basic encryption and can be found all over puzzling.SE to encode spoilers in comments.
But, hardly anybody (maybe nobody) learns this language. In fact, learning it defeats its purpose!
No one can usually "read" rot13 simply by looking at it, they usually go through an online decoder. "Learning" to read rot13 would defeat its' main purpose, since it exists to hide spoilers.
answered Dec 4 at 2:57
Hugh
1,285615
Well that didn't take long :-) Well done.
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 3:07
@deepthought I'm surprised that was right! I loved the riddle since it was nice and easy, and had a connection to PSE.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 4:19
Sbe jung vg'f jbegu, vg'f abg gung uneq gb yrnea gb ernq egb13. V pna qb vg nyzbfg nf snfg nf V pna ernq Terrx be Plevyyvp yrggref. Vg qbrf fgvyy freir vgf checbfr, fvapr (rkprcg sbe n srj pbzzba cuenfrf) V fgvyy arrq gb pbapragengr gb or noyr gb ernq vg.
– Ilmari Karonen
Dec 4 at 14:08
@IlmariKaronen I guess the point is, you really can't read it as easily as English.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 14:34
add a comment |
up vote
14
down vote
accepted
I'm going to go out on a limb and say...
although not technically a "language" per se, ROT13, mainly because it fits the clues well.
This language is written, very rarely (maybe never) spoken. In fact, it would be difficult to pronounce!
rot13 is often written down, but it is never communicated verbally as it is very rare that something encoded with rot13 is remotely pronounceable.
Still, it's a common language. In fact, you've probably come across it here (puzzling.SE) often!
rot13 is commonly used for basic encryption and can be found all over puzzling.SE to encode spoilers in comments.
But, hardly anybody (maybe nobody) learns this language. In fact, learning it defeats its purpose!
No one can usually "read" rot13 simply by looking at it, they usually go through an online decoder. "Learning" to read rot13 would defeat its' main purpose, since it exists to hide spoilers.
answered Dec 4 at 2:57
Hugh
1,285615
Well that didn't take long :-) Well done.
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 3:07
@deepthought I'm surprised that was right! I loved the riddle since it was nice and easy, and had a connection to PSE.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 4:19
Sbe jung vg'f jbegu, vg'f abg gung uneq gb yrnea gb ernq egb13. V pna qb vg nyzbfg nf snfg nf V pna ernq Terrx be Plevyyvp yrggref. Vg qbrf fgvyy freir vgf checbfr, fvapr (rkprcg sbe n srj pbzzba cuenfrf) V fgvyy arrq gb pbapragengr gb or noyr gb ernq vg.
– Ilmari Karonen
Dec 4 at 14:08
@IlmariKaronen I guess the point is, you really can't read it as easily as English.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 14:34
add a comment |
up vote
14
down vote
accepted
up vote
14
down vote
accepted
I'm going to go out on a limb and say...
although not technically a "language" per se, ROT13, mainly because it fits the clues well.
This language is written, very rarely (maybe never) spoken. In fact, it would be difficult to pronounce!
rot13 is often written down, but it is never communicated verbally as it is very rare that something encoded with rot13 is remotely pronounceable.
Still, it's a common language. In fact, you've probably come across it here (puzzling.SE) often!
rot13 is commonly used for basic encryption and can be found all over puzzling.SE to encode spoilers in comments.
But, hardly anybody (maybe nobody) learns this language. In fact, learning it defeats its purpose!
No one can usually "read" rot13 simply by looking at it, they usually go through an online decoder. "Learning" to read rot13 would defeat its' main purpose, since it exists to hide spoilers.
answered Dec 4 at 2:57
Hugh
1,285615
I'm going to go out on a limb and say...
although not technically a "language" per se, ROT13, mainly because it fits the clues well.
This language is written, very rarely (maybe never) spoken. In fact, it would be difficult to pronounce!
rot13 is often written down, but it is never communicated verbally as it is very rare that something encoded with rot13 is remotely pronounceable.
Still, it's a common language. In fact, you've probably come across it here (puzzling.SE) often!
rot13 is commonly used for basic encryption and can be found all over puzzling.SE to encode spoilers in comments.
But, hardly anybody (maybe nobody) learns this language. In fact, learning it defeats its purpose!
No one can usually "read" rot13 simply by looking at it, they usually go through an online decoder. "Learning" to read rot13 would defeat its' main purpose, since it exists to hide spoilers.
answered Dec 4 at 2:57
Hugh
1,285615
answered Dec 4 at 2:57
Hugh
1,285615
answered Dec 4 at 2:57
Hugh
1,285615
answered Dec 4 at 2:57
Hugh
1,285615
1,285615
Well that didn't take long :-) Well done.
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 3:07
@deepthought I'm surprised that was right! I loved the riddle since it was nice and easy, and had a connection to PSE.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 4:19
Sbe jung vg'f jbegu, vg'f abg gung uneq gb yrnea gb ernq egb13. V pna qb vg nyzbfg nf snfg nf V pna ernq Terrx be Plevyyvp yrggref. Vg qbrf fgvyy freir vgf checbfr, fvapr (rkprcg sbe n srj pbzzba cuenfrf) V fgvyy arrq gb pbapragengr gb or noyr gb ernq vg.
– Ilmari Karonen
Dec 4 at 14:08
@IlmariKaronen I guess the point is, you really can't read it as easily as English.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 14:34
add a comment |
Well that didn't take long :-) Well done.
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 3:07
@deepthought I'm surprised that was right! I loved the riddle since it was nice and easy, and had a connection to PSE.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 4:19
Sbe jung vg'f jbegu, vg'f abg gung uneq gb yrnea gb ernq egb13. V pna qb vg nyzbfg nf snfg nf V pna ernq Terrx be Plevyyvp yrggref. Vg qbrf fgvyy freir vgf checbfr, fvapr (rkprcg sbe n srj pbzzba cuenfrf) V fgvyy arrq gb pbapragengr gb or noyr gb ernq vg.
– Ilmari Karonen
Dec 4 at 14:08
@IlmariKaronen I guess the point is, you really can't read it as easily as English.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 14:34
Well that didn't take long :-) Well done.
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 3:07
Well that didn't take long :-) Well done.
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 3:07
@deepthought I'm surprised that was right! I loved the riddle since it was nice and easy, and had a connection to PSE.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 4:19
@deepthought I'm surprised that was right! I loved the riddle since it was nice and easy, and had a connection to PSE.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 4:19
Sbe jung vg'f jbegu, vg'f abg gung uneq gb yrnea gb ernq egb13. V pna qb vg nyzbfg nf snfg nf V pna ernq Terrx be Plevyyvp yrggref. Vg qbrf fgvyy freir vgf checbfr, fvapr (rkprcg sbe n srj pbzzba cuenfrf) V fgvyy arrq gb pbapragengr gb or noyr gb ernq vg.
– Ilmari Karonen
Dec 4 at 14:08
Sbe jung vg'f jbegu, vg'f abg gung uneq gb yrnea gb ernq egb13. V pna qb vg nyzbfg nf snfg nf V pna ernq Terrx be Plevyyvp yrggref. Vg qbrf fgvyy freir vgf checbfr, fvapr (rkprcg sbe n srj pbzzba cuenfrf) V fgvyy arrq gb pbapragengr gb or noyr gb ernq vg.
– Ilmari Karonen
Dec 4 at 14:08
@IlmariKaronen I guess the point is, you really can't read it as easily as English.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 14:34
@IlmariKaronen I guess the point is, you really can't read it as easily as English.
– Hugh
Dec 4 at 14:34
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I think you underestimate the capabilities of the brain and the determination of some people. I have seen the claim by some that they could read this language on the fly. I find the claim believable.
– Ross Millikan
Dec 4 at 5:01
@RossMillikan No I can believe it! My draft had 'never' and 'nobody' ... but then I thought ... better put 'very rarely' and 'hardly anybody' because there's probably That Guy ... :-)
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 5:09
Some of the stage calculators were reputed to know the multiplication table up to $100 times 100$, which is a lot of facts. If you read a lot of this language you will learn the most common tens of English words by sight. You can then work out others quickly with practice. I know many of the letter correspondences but cannot form words from them easily.
– Ross Millikan
Dec 4 at 5:19
@RossMillikan I don't doubt that you can! But unlike 100x100, you might actually have a reason to avoid learning (or unlearn) this
– deep thought
Dec 4 at 5:26
@RossMillikan To be fair, there's a lot of repetition in the tables.
– Rushabh Mehta
Dec 4 at 13:54