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		vasco on May 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Becoming an Amateur Polyglot Exactly! Swear words are a great example, "I love you" another. "I love you" is just something "people say in movies and books", whereas the one in my language is what my mom told me. Big difference!

micah94 on May 13, 2024 [–]

This is a profound statement.

rvnx on May 14, 2024 | [–]

Yet a comment “I work at OpenAI” gets more upvotes :/

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