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English: He who smelt it dealt it. German: Wer's als Erster hat gerochen, dem ist es aus dem Arsch gekrochen.

This is an intersting example of efficiency in language. Both of the above sentences convey the same amount of information and they essentially say the same thing.

I'm very shitfaced.

English: He who smelt it dealt it. German: Wer's als Erster hat gerochen, dem ist es aus dem Arsch gekrochen. This is an intersting example of efficiency in language. Both of the above sentences convey the same amount of information and they essentially say the same thing. I'm very shitfaced.

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When I studied Latin in university, I came to realize how incredibly compact and efficient that language is. I don't think any other language is so compact, while still being able to convey the most subtle and complex concepts. The ancient Romans weren't just good at building things, the structure of their language is amazing.