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The Psychology of Language, with Morten Christiansen and Nick Chater
Intelligence Squared
Is There One Perfect Standard Form of the English Language?
Every person develops their own version of the language they speak. There's no single authority, although some languages are attempting to create some sort of official body for regulating language. Each of us is different with different levels of skill, different ways of doing things. But we don't be over enough. We can still play the language game successfully.
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