Actually, English has a fairly high entropy&#x2F;syllables ratio. [1][2]<p>Also, given that we can infer with decent accuracy what people are saying even in noisy environments, I would say it&#x27;s really not too bad.<p>You could do better of course, but in a good spoke natural language you want a good mix of density (for efficient communication) and redundancy (for dealing with environmental variables). Optimizing for one comes at the expense of the other, and English strikes a pretty decent balance. [citation needed]<p>1: Pellegrino, et al. University of Lyons, 2011 &lt;<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr&#x2F;fulltext&#x2F;pellegrino&#x2F;Pellegrino_to%20appear_Language.pdf&gt;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr&#x2F;fulltext&#x2F;pellegrino&#x2F;Pellegri...</a>
2: There has been some valid criticism made to [1].