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A paean to English

Posted on January 14, 2008 by Anastasia

American life had changed him. Now he loved hand tools–oh, the infinite varieties of American tools, each designed for one purpose, just like the vast English vocabulary, each word denoting precisely one thing or one idea. -Ha Jin,* A Free … Continue reading →

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