We knew those consonants were flying by our ears when learning Spanish and Japanese. But consider this: According to a new study, the information transfer rate isn’t necessarily any faster — which means Spanish-speaking people just have to work a little harder to say the same thing! : ) Check out the whole study at…

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/09/28/why-are-some-languages-spoken-faster-than-others

Fascinating.