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Comment by lovegrenoble

1 month ago

Because Hebrew has been revived artificially.

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tguvot  1 month ago

it doesn't really diminishes my point

  • volemo  1 month ago

    Well, it does a bit. Imagine me saying: “I think Russian is messed up because I’ve learned Esperanto and it’s so much simpler!”

    • tguvot  1 month ago

      this is how comparations work. or reference points.

      i'll give you another example: "after wearing flip-flops i realized how heavy my rubber boots"

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