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> your language affects your world view. It absolutely does. That's why learning new languages can heavily widen one's perspective. That's also why people who
by throw_m239339 5y ago
> your language affects your world view.
It absolutely does. That's why learning new languages can heavily widen one's perspective.
That's also why people who can influence word definitions, especially legal ones, are the most influent and powerful people on earth.
Talking about French, the English word "mortgage" always sounded extremely sinister from a French perspective, given its linguistic implications.