You can't study communication with other species because it oppresses me

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[–]ClassroomPast6178 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Even if they all started with the same sign language, the way that languages evolve in isolated groups it wouldn’t be long before they were once again mutually incomprehensible. There are dialects of English spoken in England that you would struggle to understand even as a native English English speaker (and I don’t just mean the accent but the actual dialect).

Here’s an example. And here’s what is actually being said

[–]BellaBlue 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Stick a Cockney English, an Appalachian & Creole American in one room and see how well they understand each other.

Add more difficult regional accents for fun 💖

[–]ClassroomPast6178 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Have you ever seen the video of Patrick Stewart speaking in his native West Riding Yorkshire dialect?

[–]BellaBlue 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

I have now!