Q1. Can you guess what "others" refer to here?

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"Some cultures have had more explicit policies here than have other cultures, but all imperial powers have made their languages attractive and necessary to colonized groups."

Q1. Can you guess what "others" refer to here? It refers to 'other cultures'.

Q2. "... than have others(=than + Verb + Subject)" is the correct word order? It's a correct bu

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"Some cultures have had more explicit policies here than have other cultures, but all imperial powers have made their languages attractive and necessary to colonized groups."

Q1. Can you guess what "others" refer to here? It refers to 'other cultures'.

Q2. "... than have others(=than + Verb + Subject)" is the correct word order? It's a correct but somewhat uncommon word order, and adds a rather literary tone to the sentence. Here are two more common word orders.

Some cultures have had more explicit policies here than other cultures,have but all imperial powers have made their languages attractive and necessary to colonized groups."

Some cultures have had more explicit policies here than other cultures, have had but all imperial powers have made their languages attractive and necessary to colonized groups."

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