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Writing and codes are an important source of knowledge, and may also come to define art and science to a great extent, seeing as the transmission of ideas is often a core aspect of both activities.
From the most important alphabets used on Earth, a recent survey ago deemed the Korean Hangul as the one having the highest degree of efficacy from all those considered.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/econo...ist-explains-7The script has since evolved. Its syllabic blocks were first penned in vertical columns, but are now written from left to right, with Western spacing and punctuation. Four characters have become obsolete, so that just 24 are now used. But their simplicity—King Sejong assured his people that "a wise man can acquaint himself with them before the morning is over; a stupid man can learn them in the space of ten days”—is widely thought to have contributed to Korea’s exceptionally high literacy rate, in both North and South (where it is close to 100%). Advances in computing, some say, may also have been boosted by the ease with which Hangul can be entered into PCs and phones.
The proposal that it may be one of the many reasons for improved literacy and technological development, is something that highlights how vital a proper code is to the communication of knowledge.
Regardless, it is hardly a settled matter and many questions are left to be made. What is your impression on this matter? Would you agree that Korean is the most efficient one? If not, do you have a different suggestion?
The word is yours.
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