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nextaccountictoday at 7:47 AM1 replyview on HN

We already speak in a "technical dialect of English". All we need is some jargon to talk about technical things. (Lawyers have their own jargon too, also chemists, etc)

Some languages don't have this kind of vocabulary, because there aren't enough speakers that deal with technical things in a given area (and those that do, use another language to communicate)


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ithkuiltoday at 2:05 PM

For me the proof that we do indeed have and use a technical dialect of English in this field lies in the simple observation that no matter how much praise I get at work for how good my English, that doesn't map at all with my ability (or lack thereof) to converse fluently with the random Joe on the street of an English speaking country