Does English have logograms?
A logogram is a symbol that represents a word or part of a word. Chinese is a great example of a logographic writing system. English, on the other hand, uses what's called a phonologic writing system, in which the written symbols correspond to sounds and combine to represent strings of sounds.
Theory is one thing, and real life is another—like in so many…
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