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Re:Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt: US 'dropped the ball' on inn... by anoncake on Monday September 14, 2020 @05:42AM (#24468363)
Alien species: "So you remodeled your language, removing all traces of history and culture from it, because you were worried about the impression you'd make on aliens you didn't know, you didn't even know existed?"

"You're the most pathetic people in the known universe."

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Re:Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt: US 'dropped the ball' on inn... by saalweachter on Monday September 14, 2020 @08:18AM (#24469203)
I mean, we'll try, but we can only do so much. Even in ancient languages, every word for "tool" is also slang for "penis", and twenty percent of the verbs can also be used to refer to a sex act.
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