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“When it comes to being slaves to fashion, American managers make adolescent girls look like rugged individualists.”

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Geoffrey Nunberg
Geoffrey Nunberg

Geoffrey Nunberg is a renowned linguist and computer scientist. Born in 1945, he is known for his contributions to natural language processing and linguistics. more

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