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"English is also very prolific borrower of words from other languages, but that’s not entirely to blame for the inconsistencies"

— Arika Okrent

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Language really isn't about information transmission. You speak a language in order to join the group that speaks that language.

"I enjoy looking at paintings, but I have no desire to paint. That impulse isn’t in me, and I wouldn’t be any good at it without it"

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