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RE: Does language shape thinking?
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In this article she says something similar. ......
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Boroditsky says ......
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RE: Does language shape thinking?
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What did you think of her comments about languages with gender nouns attributing gender descriptors ......
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May 08, 2018 19:54
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Since we've been around for awhile now, I think we've talked about this before. Do bi-weekly, bi-mo......
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May 08, 2018 19:41
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May 07, 2018 08:52
RE: Does language shape thinking?
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Chomsky said that languages were only superficially different. At a deeper level all languages are t......
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May 06, 2018 20:18
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I had not heard of Zipf's Law. Doesn't the Ted Talk by Boroditsky also support Chomsky, at least to......
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May 06, 2018 19:48
RE: Does language shape thinking?
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Interesting, Goofy. Isn't this similar to Chomsky's view?...
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May 06, 2018 19:46
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We talked about it ......
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May 06, 2018 19:35
RE: Limerick Literature
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It isn't easy summarizing a poem in a limerick. I have enough trouble writing a limerick for a venu......
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May 06, 2018 19:31
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He; Do you have any pictures of you naked? She: Of course not! He: Have you checked the internet lat......
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May 06, 2018 17:50
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May 06, 2018 17:42
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Hey where is everybody? Try it, you will like it (can you tell I'm doing ......
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May 06, 2018 15:18
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Oh, well, it's just cranky old me spouting off. Too many years of reading James J. Kilpatrick. ......
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May 05, 2018 09:56
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May 05, 2018 09:37
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A battery can consist of one cell, apparently. I’m not sure what the problem is, if there is one....
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May 04, 2018 20:36
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A battery is a collection of cells. The more cells, the higher the voltage. That's why electric cars......
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I thought you meant that we used to say “battery cell” instead of “battery”, but you meant something......
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May 03, 2018 14:01
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He discusses battery sizes, but fails to mention why we English speakers have taken to calling a vol......
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May 02, 2018 17:12
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BobHale may not want to see ......
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April 29, 2018 15:56
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I don’t see how Zipfs law is related. Universal Grammar says nothing about frequency of words, I thi......
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April 27, 2018 10:16
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Does Zipf's Law suggest that Chomsky's innate language ideas are valid? ......
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April 27, 2018 09:36
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Ditto Bob. No longer than a regular limerick. I chased the poems down searching favorite/ most famou......
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April 26, 2018 17:50
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Bob, that’s a good explanation and I’m sorry if I upset you....
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April 26, 2018 12:06
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April 26, 2018 11:57
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I'll give it one more shot... The first clause says that you can apply if you HAVEN'T been arrested......
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April 26, 2018 06:53
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Obviously I know that they are trying to say that you can apply if you haven't been arrested for tho......
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April 25, 2018 21:38
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Ignoring the second clause the first one clearly says ......
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April 25, 2018 19:39
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April 25, 2018 19:28
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It doesn't. It says you can apply if you HAVEN'T been arrested, even if not being arrested didn't re......
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I agree with bethree5. The only way it makes sense as written is if NOT being arrested could potenti......
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Goofy, that sentence makes sense to me the way certain modern musical works do: if I listen several ......
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April 24, 2018 19:44
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I’m not sure if the writer intended the second negative. But assuming they did, it does make sense....
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April 24, 2018 09:52
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Does euthanising a government worker count as one of those "certain crimes?" That's a perfect examp......
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April 24, 2018 06:17
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From the website for obtaining an electronic visa waiver for the US... You can apply if you... hav......
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April 24, 2018 04:22
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"So" takes me back to my college days. ......
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A nice discussion but their info is a bit confusing. It's Episode #7 but that is actually #70 on the......
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April 23, 2018 19:53
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Shortly after writing the last, my wife and I were watching People's Court. During one segment, the ......
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April 23, 2018 12:04
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Did I just become aware of it, or do TV reporters now more often than not preface a statement with "......
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April 23, 2018 05:21
A good discussion
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