does D already have too many language features ?

[Nick Sabalausky (Abscissa)]

On 4/11/19 2:45 PM, Nick Sabalausky (Abscissa) wrote:
> Put simply: The question itself is flawed.
> 
> A language is a workshop.
> 

Another way to look at it:

English has all sorts of words that are rarely, if ever, used. But does 
anybody really complain that English has too many words? No. Does the 
presence of all those extra unused words get in the way of millions of 
people successfully using the language to communicate ideas on a daily 
basis? No.

Certainly there ARE things that hinder effective communication through 
English. Problems such as ambiguity, overly-weak definitions, or LACKING 
sufficient words for an idea being expressed. But English's toolbox 
(vocabulary) being too full isn't really such a big problem.