The rational way to name rivers

PhilGoetz

I just read this in the Wikipedia article on the Mattaponi River and it really tickled me. If only all language were so rational!

The Mat River and the Ta River join in Spotsylvania County to form the Matta River;

The Po River and the Ni River join in Caroline County to form the Poni River;

The Matta River and the Poni River join in Caroline County to form the Mattaponi River.

I just read this in the Wikipedia article on the Mattaponi River and it really tickled me. If only all language were so rational!

The Mat River and the Ta River join in Spotsylvania County to form the Matta River;

The Po River and the Ni River join in Caroline County to form the Poni River;

The Matta River and the Poni River join in Caroline County to form the Mattaponi River.

Tio ne estas pligrandan problemon. Pligranda problemo estas ke malmulta homoj parolas Esperanto. Mi de longa tempo ne uzis tion.

I don't think that is wholly correct. I'd have written:

Tio ne estas la plej granda problemo. Pli granda problemo estas ke malmultaj homoj parolas Esperanton. Mi de longa tempo ne uzas ĝin.

Sorry for nitpicking; I'd have said nothing (or maybe just in a PM), but since others have commented on the construction in the first sentence...

0ChristianKl12y

There are people who write their own notes in short hand regardless of whether someone else will be able to read them because short hand is more efficient. I think it's possible for a whole language to be simply nicer than the established languages so that it would encourage you to write your own notes to yourself in that language. Esperanto is relatively easy to learn but it doesn't perform better in some niche in a way that would encourage people to use the language for that niche.

0Creutzer12y

Construing a copula with accusative case is a very curious and interesting mistake!

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