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A comment on Language Is the Scaffold of the Mind.

Re:Language Is the Scaffold of the Mind by rhacker on Friday September 27, 2019 @01:09PM (#21094015)
> Once we acquire language, we can live without it.

Do you think they meant - "can't"

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Re:Language Is the Scaffold of the Mind by ken on Friday September 27, 2019 @01:27PM (#21094193)
No. Why do you ask? The entire article supports this subtitle as written.
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Re:Language Is the Scaffold of the Mind by slowmovintarget on Friday September 27, 2019 @01:42PM (#21094353)
Right. As ken indicates, that's not a typo, that's the point of the article and one of the factors that make it interesting.
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Re:Language Is the Scaffold of the Mind by robbrown451 on Friday September 27, 2019 @05:38PM (#21096510)
No, note the word "scaffold" in the title. Once a building is in place, the scaffold can be removed.
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