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  by bratja

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Type: educational

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Status: disliked

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Author: Mario Pei

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Tags: language nonfiction

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Description: The whole bit at the end about doing away with separate languages and instating a new, internationalThe whole bit at the end about doing away with separate languages and instating a new, international one really put me off. Are the benefits of there only being one language in existence really worth the loss of the cultural insights that can only be found in languages foreign to us?

And wouldn't only one language be boring, anyway? "Variety is the spice of life."...

2008-07-14

  by bratja

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Type: educational

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Status: liked

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Author: Barry Farber

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Tags: language nonfiction

2008-05-20

  by theemeraldbuddha

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Type: educational

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Status: to read

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Author: Brandon Royal

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Tags: english language grammar

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Description: For writers from all walks of life.

20 powerful principles of structure, style &For writers from all walks of life.

20 powerful principles of structure, style & readability....

2007-08-21

  by mark

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Type: documentary

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Status: liked

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Author: Michael Wex

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Tags: culture language yiddish

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Description: Wex romps through Yiddish culture and language in a work that is fun and, often, funny. LotsWex romps through Yiddish culture and language in a work that is fun and, often, funny. Lots of information, best taken in small doses....

2006-11-26

  by mtmiller

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Type: documentary

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Status: liked

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Author: Geoffrey Nunberg

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Tags: history english politics language linguistics

2006-08-22