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There is another big difference: natural languages have ambiguity baked in. If a programming language has any ambiguity in how it can be parsed, that is rightly considered a major bug. But it's almost a feature of natural languages, allowing poetry, innuendo, and other nuanced forms of communication.
parent redsymbol 1 year ago

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