I got one for you. Would you rather...

[CopiousX]

Wanted to do something different in the locker room.



Would you rather

A.) automatically understand and speak every language and accent ever invented, but be unable to write any of them down because everything you write turns out like ...

B.) or automatically be able to write every language and accent ever invented, but be unable to speak them out loud because every time you open your mouth this comes out...

So, what will it be?

- speak everything, but be magically illiterate at everything ?
- or write everything perfectly but never talk/speak?

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

The former

 

[The Fade]

A

 

[SnowflakesByTheOZ]

The former

 

[The Special Man]

A. Even though I can’t write I can still type words

 

[CarbonBraddock]

if you can speak it, then a computer program can type it out.

 

[Yinny]

Assuming I can still keep my native tongue, write without speaking. I communicate and do business more in written form.

Unless they perfect dictation/talk to text software.

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

None of the above

 

[sfgiants]

Speak. anybody who says they’d rather write it is an Imbecile. Google translate and any other translation service online will translate shyt for you

bâtard stupide
estipid bata
hülye rohadék
kuare porangi

See



also anyone who picks writing has never left this shyt hole country and traveled abroad. Imagine going ANYWHERE and speaking the local language. Imagine the impact that would have on your career to be able to speak any language

 

[Shamayw_33]

A. IMO, unless you're trying to be a linguist or pass some certification, being able to write the language isn't as valuable as being able to speak it. We live in fast paced world and people are able to communicate information faster than ever. Speaking would be much more valuable IMO.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Speak. anybody who says they’d rather write it is an Imbecile. Google translate and any other translation service online will translate shyt for you

bâtard stupide
estipid bata
hülye rohadék
kuare porangi

See



also anyone who picks writing has never left this shyt hole country and traveled abroad. Imagine going ANYWHERE and speaking the local language. Imagine the impact that would have on your career to be able to speak any language

Could make bank as a translator without writing

Every language?

Serious bank

 

[CopiousX]

The former

A

A. Even though I can’t write I can still type words

if you can speak it, then a computer program can type it out.

Not all business and official stuff is done in person. Do you really want to trust your passport, job apps, prior college papers, incident reports, and your child’s birth certificate to GoogleTranslate?

Got an experiment for you, if you got the time. Copy 1 random paragraph ( except John 3:16) of the KJV Bible into Korean,then copy the result and retranslate it back into English. Are you happy with those results?



Example. -> 10 commandments Exodus 20; 3-9 <-
A. English before retranslate:

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

B. Korean nonsense:
너는 내 앞에 다른 신이 없어야한다.
그대는 하늘 위에 있거나 아래에있는 땅에 있거나 땅 아래에있는 물에있는 어떤 사악한 형상이나 모양을 그대에게주지 말아야한다.
너는 그들에게 몸을 굽히지 말고 섬 기지 말라. 내가 너의 하나님은 질투하는 하나님 이시여, 나를 미워하는 제 3 세대와 제 4 세대에게 자녀들에게 아버지의 죄악을 방문 하셨다.
나를 사랑하고 내 계명을 지키는 수천 명의 사람들에게 자비를 베푸십시오.
너는 네 하나님의 이름을 헛되이 받아들이지 말라. 왜냐하면 주님께서는 그의 이름을 헛되이 죄인으로 여기지 않으실 것입니다.
안식일을 기억하여 거룩하게 지키십시오.
육일 동안 노동하고 네 모든 일을하십시오.

C. English after retranslation

-You must have no other god in front of me.
—You must not give you any evil shape or shape in the water above or below the sky or in the water below it.
-Don't bend over to them and don't sit on the island. I, your God, is a jealous God, I visited the sins of my father to my children to the third and fourth generations who hate me.
-Have mercy on thousands of people who love me and keep my commandments.
-Do not take your God's name in vain. Because the Lord will not take his name in vain as a sinner.
-Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
-Work for six days and do all your work.






There are real people that get around fine with mouth deformities, stammering, and deafness by just writing out their statements, but do you know anybody(besides Beyoncé) who can survive in the real world without writing?

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Not all business and official stuff is done in person. Do you really want to trust your passport, job apps, prior college papers, incident reports, and your child’s birth certificate to GoogleTranslate?

Got an experiment for you, if you got the time. Copy 1 random paragraph ( except John 3:16) of the KJV Bible into Korean,then copy the result and retranslate it back into English. Are you happy with those results?



Example. -> 10 commandments Exodus 20; 3-9 <-
A. English before retranslate:

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

B. Korean nonsense:
너는 내 앞에 다른 신이 없어야한다.
그대는 하늘 위에 있거나 아래에있는 땅에 있거나 땅 아래에있는 물에있는 어떤 사악한 형상이나 모양을 그대에게주지 말아야한다.
너는 그들에게 몸을 굽히지 말고 섬 기지 말라. 내가 너의 하나님은 질투하는 하나님 이시여, 나를 미워하는 제 3 세대와 제 4 세대에게 자녀들에게 아버지의 죄악을 방문 하셨다.
나를 사랑하고 내 계명을 지키는 수천 명의 사람들에게 자비를 베푸십시오.
너는 네 하나님의 이름을 헛되이 받아들이지 말라. 왜냐하면 주님께서는 그의 이름을 헛되이 죄인으로 여기지 않으실 것입니다.
안식일을 기억하여 거룩하게 지키십시오.
육일 동안 노동하고 네 모든 일을하십시오.

C. English after retranslation

-You must have no other god in front of me.
—You must not give you any evil shape or shape in the water above or below the sky or in the water below it.
-Don't bend over to them and don't sit on the island. I, your God, is a jealous God, I visited the sins of my father to my children to the third and fourth generations who hate me.
-Have mercy on thousands of people who love me and keep my commandments.
-Do not take your God's name in vain. Because the Lord will not take his name in vain as a sinner.
-Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
-Work for six days and do all your work.






There are real people that get around fine with mouth deformities, stammering, and deafness by just writing out their statements, but do you know anybody(besides Beyoncé) who can survive in the real world without writing?

1. You dont write your own birth certificate
2. Your ss card has a number assigned to you
3. You can have someone write the important stuff down

Would you rather be able to speak every language or speak 0 languages?

 

[The Special Man]

Not all business and official stuff is done in person. Do you really want to trust your passport, job apps, prior college papers, incident reports, and your child’s birth certificate to GoogleTranslate?

Got an experiment for you, if you got the time. Copy 1 random paragraph ( except John 3:16) of the KJV Bible into Korean,then copy the result and retranslate it back into English. Are you happy with those results?



Example. -> 10 commandments Exodus 20; 3-9 <-
A. English before retranslate:

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

B. Korean nonsense:
너는 내 앞에 다른 신이 없어야한다.
그대는 하늘 위에 있거나 아래에있는 땅에 있거나 땅 아래에있는 물에있는 어떤 사악한 형상이나 모양을 그대에게주지 말아야한다.
너는 그들에게 몸을 굽히지 말고 섬 기지 말라. 내가 너의 하나님은 질투하는 하나님 이시여, 나를 미워하는 제 3 세대와 제 4 세대에게 자녀들에게 아버지의 죄악을 방문 하셨다.
나를 사랑하고 내 계명을 지키는 수천 명의 사람들에게 자비를 베푸십시오.
너는 네 하나님의 이름을 헛되이 받아들이지 말라. 왜냐하면 주님께서는 그의 이름을 헛되이 죄인으로 여기지 않으실 것입니다.
안식일을 기억하여 거룩하게 지키십시오.
육일 동안 노동하고 네 모든 일을하십시오.

C. English after retranslation

-You must have no other god in front of me.
—You must not give you any evil shape or shape in the water above or below the sky or in the water below it.
-Don't bend over to them and don't sit on the island. I, your God, is a jealous God, I visited the sins of my father to my children to the third and fourth generations who hate me.
-Have mercy on thousands of people who love me and keep my commandments.
-Do not take your God's name in vain. Because the Lord will not take his name in vain as a sinner.
-Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.
-Work for six days and do all your work.






There are real people that get around fine with mouth deformities, stammering, and deafness by just writing out their statements, but do you know anybody(besides Beyoncé) who can survive in the real world without writing?

Once again I can type, the question said I wouldn't be able to write but didn't say anything about typing

 

[BruhMayne]

A.
I'm not trying to be a mute even if the other option is only speaking English, so especially not if I'm able to speak all languages