On: Ask HN: Can someone explain to me why all languages don't try to have the same syntax?

[coryrc]

The (derisive) saying used to be "You can write FORTRAN in any language" but you can also write Lisp in any language.

Not that I completely agree with the GP's point.

[gruseom → coryrc]

you can also write Lisp in any language

No you can't. In fact, that's precisely what you can't do.

(Unless you're talking about writing a Lisp interpreter... but then your Lisp programs themselves would still be written in Lisp.)