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Re:Languages: Why we must save dying tongues (2014) by mablap on Sunday July 03, 2016 @03:29PM (#12027280)
Erm, Tillich could have chosen a better example: in French you also have isolement and solitude.
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Re:Languages: Why we must save dying tongues (2014) by Kenji on Sunday July 03, 2016 @04:20PM (#12027457)
I think Tillich wanted to make a point about solitude and loneliness, not the superiority of English. I find his point interesting in both contexts.
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