• rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    Man… The Chinese language is supposed to encompass phrases within single characters, but this sentence is obviously longer in Chinese than it is in English.

    Are you trying to trick us?

    • andros_rex@lemmy.worldOP
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      10 hours ago

      They both have a close amount of syllables. A friend gifted me some extraordinary grass and the multiple counts I have made have failed on their account, but both the English and the mandarin have around 18 syllables [CI: 17-19, p<0.05]