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“Any language is necessarily a finite system applied with different degrees of creativity to an infinite variety of situations, and most of the words and phrases we use are "prefabricated" in the sense that we don't coin new ones every time we speak.”

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David Lodge
David Lodge

David Lodge is a British author born on January 28, 1935. Known for his humor and satire, his works primarily focus on the lives and characters of the British academic community. more

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