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eli_gottlieb • today at 7:54 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

> Inasmuch as you’re reading translations upon translations, sure. But none of that is necessary.

No, even if you read in the original language. Languages are living, communal things.


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JumpCrisscross • today at 7:56 AM

> Languages are living, communal things

Dead languages [1] absolutely exist.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinct_language