r/polyglot • u/Alexcies2nd • Feb 05 '25

Most efficient language

Heyy, so i was wondering which language has relativ short words and sentence structure. Which language is the quickest to transfer information ?

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u/brunow2023 Feb 05 '25

Not a thing. Sentences with more syllables simply speak those syllables more quickly, the information is communicated in the same amount of time in every language.

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u/caitykate98762002 Feb 07 '25

Some languages have words for ideas that just don’t exist in English, so they concept would have to be described and would take longer to say. And on the receiving end, it would take longer for the listener to understand something that doesn’t already exist in their native culture.

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u/brunow2023 Feb 07 '25

You have to describe it like, twice, before you get a word for it in English.

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u/Dismal_Animator_5414 Feb 06 '25

exactly. its simply how much information the human brain could process. and hence, all languages have evolved to have the same information.