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    Is (Can) Language (be) free of Culture ?

    I agree with Bossel and Mycernius. Culture is inevitably omnipresent in language. If it weren't, meanings, connotations, and conveyances wouldn't be lost when translating from language to language. Some understanding of the culture inherent in the language is necessary to understand some things...
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    Annoying phrases

    :lol: Ah, that's great. You just made my day. Oh, there are so many phrases which annoy me, both in Japanese and English. English: 'Fo shizzle,' of course;'that's so gay'(still used ad nauseam at my school; using it even once is ad nauseam);'you know'; 'in terms of that'; and a few others that...
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