Steven Pinker on Language, Reason, and the Future of Violence (Live at Mason)
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Are There Too Many or Too Few Irregular Verbs in English?
I like the irregular verbs. I'd like to see more of them. But i and it is, it is aa sad whon we lose en. We occasionally a new one gets a towhold in the language. Like a a snuck, for example. Is about a hundred and 20 years alt. It came in on the analogy of dig dug and a stink stunk, and a a sing sang sanga and strike struck. What will protect a verb against erosion when it becomes too uncommon is similarity to other verbs.
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