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Can Heinlein's concept of speedtalk be a real language?

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If we picture a subset of super-geniuses who can memorize 800 sound/letter symbols like Heinlein thought, or more like 8,000 sound/letter symbols as others think, then maybe.

But I'd not bet on it.

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