Croatian linguists proscribe words that are common to the majority of the Croatian people just to make a difference to the language in Serbia.

— Snježana Kordić

I linguisti croati rifiutano le parole in uso presso la maggior parte della popolazione solo per dare artificiosamente corpo ad una diversità nei confronti della lingua parlata in Serbia.

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Croatian linguists proscribe words that are common to the majority of the Croatian people just to make a difference to the language in Serbia.

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