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The Language and Music of Go [and POLL: Do You Music?]

I think it is striking how much and how often this crowd of Go enthusiasts also displays an intense interest in language, wordplay, and communication. I believe this is more than just a coincidence of overlapping passions, but rather something about the nature of the game that attracts like-minded people that are more interested in linguistics (and perhaps also music, but then again, nearly everyone “likes music”). An old metaphorical name for the game is 手談, which literally means “hand talk” a…