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English is a trap. It’s a language built on theft, borrowing words from German, French, and Latin, shaking them up in a bag, and spilling them out with spelling rules that make absolutely no sense.

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You have a nice day of skiing, even though it's as cold as the tundra. Maybe you wish there were a geyser to dive into, but at least there's a sauna. And then it's time to reload at the smorgasbord.