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    09 Apr '10 11:38
    Originally posted by Palynka
    Or because with all that aspiration, it's hard to have very long words in English.
    Heavy breathing: le vice anglais.
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    09 Apr '10 12:53
    Originally posted by Palynka
    The French do. That's why the Academie Francaise has a problem.
    does the Academie Francaise really think that the people will change the words they use just because the Academie says so?
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    09 Apr '10 12:58
    Originally posted by Melanerpes
    does the Academie Francaise really think that the people will change the words they use just because the Academie says so?
    Yes! đŸ˜”

    But of course, the people just ignore them. Here's a great video that starts with this:
    http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_pinker_on_language_and_thought.html
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