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Old 04-27-2014, 11:17 AM   #19661
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If you have not already done so, be sure and read The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson. In it you will learn why English is as hosed up as it is.
I'll have to check that one out.

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And, among other things, you will learn what the single most understood word in the world is; spoken in every language in every country.
I'm guessing it's either "no" or "ma"; probably "ma".

EDIT: I see I'm wrong, but I never thought of that as a word.
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