As you get used to the language some of the reasons make sense why it isn't C like. An example I've found is that (arg1, arg2) always defines a tuple wherever it is a function invocation or not. You can pass a tuple around to a tupled-arg function/method (C# style) with multiple args without unpacking it first as a example. Space orientated languages can be better with expressing in-language DSLs as well IMO allowing you to add symbols as appropriate.