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by adsr 4838 days ago
On the other hand, I think that a prefix notation more closely resembles the way natural languages are spoken in the aforementioned parts of the world. For example (+ 1 2) if read aloud would become "add 1 and 2", which sounds like a verbal instruction. Reading infix notation aloud in many ways strikes me as less natural, perhaps it's something that is learned from an early age and thus appear natural.