It strikes me that when a person dies their whole lexicon dies with them. If they have a particular dialect say or inventive relationship to language it’s gone.
That makes me very sad.
mots II
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Yes, I think that about my dad. He’s still alive but will I remember all his favorite expressions when he goes? Should I study them like a linguist and adopt them as my own like an actress so I can keep them alive?
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