Chinese Characters Are Not User-Friendly, Discouraging Their Use

“The Chinese [characters] writing system is simply not as user-friendly as other scripts, and non user-friendly devices get used less.”
—David Moser (@david__moser) pic.twitter.com/ZhUZp7Q6sJ

— Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) May 3, 2024

“Every day in China, perfectly intelligent language users who normally would be inclined to write down sentences in their native language for one reason or another, do *not* do so, and for no other reason than the writing system itself discourages the attempt.”
—David Moser pic.twitter.com/DjqqarYTJI

— Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) May 3, 2024

Thanks to David Moser (@david__moser) for reposting, and for his insightful, elegant, and occasionally whimsical writings and musings over the years.

— Troubadour WW (@troubadourww) May 4, 2024