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The Way of Elegance

Richard
Jul 27, 2015
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When I was at David Thompson University Centre I took my first course in Linguistics. I discovered that the study of a word's history, it's parts and evolution, was strangely pleasurable and enlightening. More than any other course I took that year, it inspired me to explore the meaning wrapped up in words and language. Here are a few Japanese words tha…

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