Great -- so now we also have a translation issue!
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Nice that they're making a nod to avoiding language hegemony
However, the numerals used in LatLong navigation are about as universal as a language gets, requiring no translation in written communications, and are among the first words learned in second languages. In contrast, the three random words can fall subject to all kinds of translation issues whenever crossing a language barrier.
Makes me realize that we'd need not only their app, but also their official translation table; makes it seem even more like a fractally bad idea.
I commented last time on W3W coverage for French but it's beyond useless, they use very obscure words 90+% of native speakers have never heard of and you would need a dictionary even for well known addresses in Paris.
Nice that they're making a nod to avoiding language hegemony
However, the numerals used in LatLong navigation are about as universal as a language gets, requiring no translation in written communications, and are among the first words learned in second languages. In contrast, the three random words can fall subject to all kinds of translation issues whenever crossing a language barrier.
Makes me realize that we'd need not only their app, but also their official translation table; makes it seem even more like a fractally bad idea.