10-22-2016, 01:51 AM
That's a non-starter. There is a big difference discussing aesthetics in a work of art as opposed to the vastness of an entire language. One might as well make the statement that the ocean is better than the mountains. If one says I like the ocean better than the mountains then it really is just a matter of preference, however to say the "Starry Night" is no better than the doddle I drew on my brother's ass while he was passed out; a case can be easily made for one over the other. So in trying to rebut what I said, all you did is create a false analogy. Language is not a work of art, but one of trail, error, experimentation, response to the environs in which it arose and time. To make a statement that say such and such language is more beautiful, or superior than another only exposes ones cultural bias. In terms of alliteration, it is simply a tool, used well it can enhance a poem/prose, used poorly it can create a hot mess. The rule of alliteration is, if it is obvious, then it is being used to often. Regardless, it is simply silly to compare languages, there will never be a consensus and rightly so.
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How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.