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Belly Posted 18 years ago
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I don't understand this sentence
0 In The past many intelligent and useful members of scoiety did not acquire the skill, and even today many who 01 b 00 speak languages with writing systems 02 b 00 never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly. 02 br
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00 I don't understand about "speak languages with writing system": Do they mean that some ppl speak a language based on the writing system? I think my interpretation does not make any sense in this context 0-
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00 I don't understand about "speak languages with writing system": Do they mean that some ppl speak a language based on the writing system? I think my interpretation does not make any sense in this context 0-
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00 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 I don't understand about "speak languages with writing system": Do they mean that some ppl speak a language based on the writing system? I think my interpretation does not make any sense in this context 02 font 02 br 02 br 00 No. 02 br 02 br 00 In contrast, some languages exist only in the form of the spoken word.
- 00 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 I don't understand about "speak languages with writing system": Do they mean that some ppl speak a language based on the writing system?
- I think my interpretation does not make any sense in this context 02 font 02 br 02 br 00 No.
- 02 br 02 br 00 In contrast, some languages exist only in the form of the spoken word.
- There is no way of writing those languages.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
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01 font 00 In The past many intelligent and useful members of scoiety did not acquire the skill, and even today many who 01 b 00 speak languages with writing systems 02 b 00 never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly. 00 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 In The past many intelligent and useful members of scoiety did not acquire the skill, and even today many who 01 b 00 speak languages with writing systems 02 b 00 never learn to read or write, while some who learn the rudiments of those skills do so only imperfectly. 00 02 font 02 br
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0 Hi Clive, 02 br
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00 PErhaps the phrase confused me or I didn't consider it carefully. So 01 b 00 languages with writing system 02 b 00 is a noun phrase which goes together here 0-
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00 PErhaps the phrase confused me or I didn't consider it carefully. So 01 b 00 languages with writing system 02 b 00 is a noun phrase which goes together here 0-
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