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Every word is a bird we teach to sing : encounters with the mysteries and meanings of language

Tammet, Daniel, 1979-2017
From the bestselling author of Born on a Blue Day and Thinking in Numbers, a delightful and eclectic exploration of language, and what it can teach us about ourselves and our lives. Why is the name 'Cleopatra' not allowed in Iceland? Why do clocks 'talk' to the Nahua people of Mexico? And if we a...
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