Do complicated writing systems make smarter citizens?
The Japanese language probably has the most complicated writing system in the world. (If you know of a more complicated one, I want to hear about it!)
Japanese uses three scripts in concert. The first system is called kanji, and is comprised of the logographic characters borrowed from Chinese.
The other two systems are syllabaries (like alphabets, but in…
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