Self-evident, but thank you. My question is about why.
English media, including the media on the website you’re reading right now, is arranged left to right. Adherence to this rule is what makes our language comprehensible. These grammatical rules are not impediments; they are the foundations of understanding.
Violating them is done with specific purpose in mind. Anagrams are a puzzle in which the order of letters is scrambled, and the player must correct it. In this case the violation of the rule is a game, valuable because it provides enjoyment to the player.
Although I appreciate your quick response, I am looking for a more thorough one. If this arbitrary and meaningless syntax violation has any redeeming qualities I’m not seeing them. But thanks again.
It’s not overthinking to question the usefulness of blatant disregard for functional systems. You’re throwing away something that works perfectly well, and you haven’t given a single convincing reason for it. That’s not me overthinking, that’s you failing to explain the violation.
Panels from manga. They are read right-to-left
Self-evident, but thank you. My question is about why.
English media, including the media on the website you’re reading right now, is arranged left to right. Adherence to this rule is what makes our language comprehensible. These grammatical rules are not impediments; they are the foundations of understanding.
Violating them is done with specific purpose in mind. Anagrams are a puzzle in which the order of letters is scrambled, and the player must correct it. In this case the violation of the rule is a game, valuable because it provides enjoyment to the player.
Although I appreciate your quick response, I am looking for a more thorough one. If this arbitrary and meaningless syntax violation has any redeeming qualities I’m not seeing them. But thanks again.
You’re overthinking it.
It’s not overthinking to question the usefulness of blatant disregard for functional systems. You’re throwing away something that works perfectly well, and you haven’t given a single convincing reason for it. That’s not me overthinking, that’s you failing to explain the violation.
reminds me of the time you shat on someone in a francophone comm for speaking french instead of english