Kenapa kata ulang tak boleh ditulis pakai "2"? [artikel kejut]
Why can't reduplicated words be written using "2"?
Artikel teknis bagi yang senang memperhatikan bahasa. Kenapa kita menulis kata ulang harus seperti "orang-orang", ga boleh "orang2"? Bukannya tulis "orang2" lebih praktis dan hemat tempat? Ternyata ada sejarahnya dan alasan yang cukup menarik. Bagi yang agak males mikir ga usah baca.
Technical article for those who love to pay attention to Indonesian language. Why do we write reduplicated words like "orang-orang", and it is forbidden to write "orang2"? Isn't writing "orang2" more concise and easier? It turned out that there is interesting history behind that. If you are lazy to think, don't read this.
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