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Without language thought is impossible.

0 A: Without language thought would be impossible.02br
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00 B: Without language thought is impossible. (I saw this sentence in a certain book)02br
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00 I think A is correct, and it expresses that we humans do have language now, but if we should have no language at all, thought would be impossible. 02br
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00 But I' m not so sure about B. Maybe B expresses generally that if we humans have language we can think, and if not we can't think. 02br
00But we humans do have language, so I think we can't state B.02br
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00Am I right? 0-
  

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12br 12br 10 B: Without language thought is impossible. (I saw this sentence in a certain book)12br 12br 10 I think A is correct, and it expresses that we humans do have language now, but if we should have no language at all, thought would be impossible. 12br 12br 10 But I' m not so sure about B.

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  • 12br 12br 10 B: Without language thought is impossible.
  • (I saw this sentence in a certain book)12br 12br 10 I think A is correct, and it expresses that we humans do have language now, but if we should have no language at all, thought would be impossible.
  • 12br 12br 10 But I' m not so sure about B.
  • Maybe B expresses generally that if we humans have language we can think, and if not we can't think.
  • 12br 12br 10Am I right?
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10 A: Without language thought would be impossible.12br
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10 B: Without language thought is impossible. (I saw this sentence in a certain book)12br
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10 I think A is correct, and it expresses that we humans do have language now, but if we should have no language at al
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20 A: Without language thought would be impossible.22br
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20 B: Without language thought is impossible. (I saw this sentence in a certain book)22br
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20 I think A is correct, and it
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