# 184,467,447,379,551,616 speakers

August 15, 1977 was a day for human beings to commemorate. The Pan-Galactic Union and human beings made the first contact. The problem is that humans can not understand pan-galactic language. So, according to Chomsky's generative grammar, humans sent 42 babies with their families to the headquarters of the Pan-Galactic Union, the Sombrero Galaxy. The baby learns the words of the land where he grew up. Therefore, they are expected to learn Pan-Galactic and return home.

The babies and their families boarded the Pan-Galactic Union spacecraft and departed from the base built on Jupiter's satellite Europa to the Sombrero Galaxy. Twenty years later, they returned to Earth with pan-galactic language teachers. Humans learned pan-galactic language. No, humans have not been able to speak properly after six years of studying Pan-Galactic. How many people have become able to speak pan-galactic language? Maybe less than 10%. There are two main reasons why humans can not speak Pan-Galactic. 1, There are few people on the earth who can speak pan-galactic language well. 2. Humans do not feel the need to learn the language because they do not need to speak Pan-Galactic in Earth.

"Uh,"

The turtle interrupted your story. "I have difficulty understanding your story because your breath is long."

You said to the turtle, "I intend to speak as usual."

"It was troubled," said Turtle. "As you see, I am smaller than you, so I am more sad than you. So you need to explain as I understand."

"What should I do?"

The turtle said, "It is not difficult for me to keep track of an item. What is the main point of your story?"

You said, "The core of my story is the history of the universal translator introduced to the earth."

The turtle said, "Where is the most remarkable part of its history?"

"Hmm," you said after thinking, "probably the argument of Graham, the earthling man who introduced universal translators to humans."

The turtle who heard it said, "Please talk about it."

You were dissatisfied. "There are various foreheads leading up to that argument. Without that story, the appeal of the story can not be fully transmitted."

The turtle blinked and said, "Yes, and I will forget everything."

You had the desire to finger the turtle's head. What a sassy turtle.

Graham studied pan-galactic language in the sombrero galaxy and returned to earth with a universal translator. She used a universal translator in front of an expert. The expert asked a question because Graham's speech was unusual.

"Your words are quite different from our daily conversations."

Graham replied, "The number of people on earth is considerably less than the number of people using Pan-Galactic language. The universal translator is less accurate at translating rare languages. Therefore, when using the universal translator, we Will have to adjust our wording. "

One of the experts said, "How many Pan-Galactic speakers do you have?"

Graham replied, "The Pan-Galactic Union reported last year that there were 184467447379551616 speakers of Pan-Galactic language."

One of the experts said, "Too many digit figures."

Another expert said, "180,000 trillion people."

Another expert said, "Dr. Graham, if all the earthers use the machine properly, all Pan-Galadic translators will lose their jobs.

Graham said, "Don't worry. You will need more programmers as computer technology evolves. You will need more statisticians as statistical technology evolves. Likewise, the more users of this machine, the more professional translators will be needed."

Another expert said, "Machine-directed language distorts our linguistic culture."

Graham said, "Yes. Do you know the word 'MARAMIKHU' ?"

None of the experts knew the word.

"It means the world of dreams, and the world after death. MARAMIKHU does not distinguish between dreams and death. This word was used in the Andaman Islands of India. But this word is not used now. This is because the speakers of this language have become extinct, if no one conveys our culture to others just because we do not want to distort our language, our language and culture eventually Will follow the same fate as MARAMIKHU. "

"Uh,"

The turtle interrupted your story. "I want to know the consequences of the debate. Have humans started to use universal translators?"

You said, "No, the universal translator was considered an imperfect device, so humans sent a request to the Pan-Galactic Coalition to improve the program."

The turtle said, "What happened with that?"

You said, "The Pan-Galactic Coalition rejected the request."

The turtle turned her head, "Why?"

"A civilization that has developed enough to use a universal translator will collapse before the Pan-Galactic Coalition delivers an improved program."

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