But what we can't say we can't say, and we can't whistle it either.

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Generally accepted as commentary on Wittgenstein's dictum "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent". See Cora Diamond, "'We Can't Whistle It Either': Legend and Reality", European Journal of Philosophy vol. 19 issue 3 pp. 335-356 .

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