Every American is bilingual

Alistair Croll · 22 Nov 2024

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Recognizing the system you are in is the first step in subverting it.

Their wordsLatinate is the language of expertise. One might even say the language of the elite. You speak English, and yet you’ve probably never noticed that it’s actually two distinct languages. It’s hard to see a system when you’re in it. Yet recognizing the system is the first step in subverting it.

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