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The pleasure in not understanding a language can be awesome

14 mins | Mar 16, 2022
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It can remind us of our shared humanity. We may often be divided by language, but different, mutually incomprehensible languages can also unite us. Keith Kahn-Harris, a sociologist, ponders on the pleasures of being baffled by languages we can't comprehend, including finding a path to linguistic civility.

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