[icek]

Sure, I understand. But it's not just a case of new languages coming up and reusing concepts from the set of all currently-available syntaxes; they in fact invent wholly new ones.

It's reminiscent of this: https://xkcd.com/927/

Edit: further to your point, I agree that my gripes are merely about an up-front cost, whereas consistency can be helpful throughout your use of a language.

Edit again: I essentially seek consistency within and among languages. I don't mean to state one should come at the cost of the other at all times.