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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Language acquisition #18001 02/05/2001 12:14 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 137 Usually the western United Sta... ladymoon member ladymoon member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 137 Usually the western United Sta... When I was taking Russian, my teacher explained that the Russian word for peace was the same as the word for world. So she said, when Russians say they want peace, they are also saying they want the world; to understand the language was to understand the people. Isn't this the premise behind political correctness, where language goes the people will follow? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Language acquisition AnnaStrophic 02/02/2001 2:32 PM Re: Language acquisition Jackie 02/02/2001 10:10 PM Re: Language acquisition (long ramble warning!) maverick 02/03/2001 7:19 PM Re: Language acquisition (long ramble warning!) jmh 02/03/2001 10:34 PM Re: Language acquisition (long ramble warning!) nikeblack 02/04/2001 6:39 AM Re: Language acquisition (long ramble warning!) Bridget 02/04/2001 9:30 AM Re: Language acquisition (long ramble warning!) Jackie 02/04/2001 12:43 PM Re: Language acquisition (long ramble warning!) Bridget 02/04/2001 7:25 PM Re: Language acquisition ladymoon 02/05/2001 12:14 AM Re: Language acquisition (long ramble warning!) nikeblack 02/05/2001 12:42 AM Re: Language acquisition (long ramble warning!) Bobyoungbalt 02/06/2001 5:33 PM Re: Language acquisition (long ramble warning!) nikeblack 02/06/2001 10:23 PM Re: Language acquisition (long ramble warning!) Faldage 02/02/2002 11:07 AM Re: Language acquisition (long ramble warning!) Bingley 02/05/2001 2:32 AM Re: Language acquisition Sparteye 02/06/2001 6:30 PM Re: Language acquisition Jackie 02/07/2001 12:03 AM Re: Language acquisition Sparteye 02/07/2001 1:56 AM Re: Language acquisition Jackie 02/07/2001 2:29 AM Re: Language acquisition musick 02/07/2001 4:19 AM Re: Language acquisition belligerentyouth 02/07/2001 9:26 AM Re: Language acquisition of troy 02/07/2001 4:32 PM Re: Language acquisition Sparteye 02/08/2001 1:42 PM Re: Language acquisition Fiberbabe 02/08/2001 2:03 PM Re: Language acquisition Jackie 02/08/2001 4:59 PM Re: Language acquisition Fiberbabe 02/08/2001 5:30 PM Re: Language acquisition maverick 02/08/2001 11:13 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,273 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 7 handymanhome 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 John Fox 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,131 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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