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English & Linguistics / The Perfect Language?

« on: August 23, 2005, 08:32:42 PM »

My mom for a long time argued that if a language provides you with more opportunities, it can be measured objectively in that sense.  And in such a sense, I think American broadcast english affords more opportunties than upper class Royalty English.  Opportunities, at least, that I as an American am interested in.  If you like rich food, French is probably a better language to know.  I have to say, sometimes I think I was meant to be Italian.  Except that everyone would think I was  :fear:  

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English & Linguistics / Words that you can never, ever say right

« on: August 15, 2005, 03:34:02 PM »

Both or all 3?