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BTW this is a great example of how languages aren't just neutral containers for meaning. They encode philosophies, which become implicit in what's being said. This becomes obvious to fluent speakers of 2 or more languages, but is often invisible to the monolingual. Even to those who learn a bit of vocab and a few stock phrases in other languages (eg I'd like a beer, where is the toilet, bring me the bill). #philosophy #language #semiotics