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Old 04-Feb-2010, 17:51
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Default Re: On writing in a foreign language

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Originally Posted by Amoxcalli View Post
Secondly, I find that the language lends itself much better to puns, allusions, allegories and other "between the lines" writing. Dutch is just less subtle, I find.
I strongly disagree with this. I don't believe that any actively used language is of higher 'quality' than other languages.
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