[robertlagrant]

> Humans think in words, not letters

In some languages, e.g. Chinese, each symbol means more than a single letter would in a latin alphabet. These languages to me are just a bit more like that.

[saulpw]

Each kanji in Chinese is a full word. The "letters" are the radicals, which do not contribute to the meaning.

[robertlagrant]

Sure, but...that's my point. In APL those characters aren't letters either, they're words.

I agree with your overall point (which is, I think, DRY) but not this specific criticism.