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I've always thought that knowing something about a language gives you insight into the way native speakers think. For example, in English we say, "I lost the pen." However in Spanish you say, "The pen is lost to me." Also, I've traveled to countries in Africa that didn't have a word for "Please" and "Thank you". It can be very difficult to communicate with someone when one of the "staple concepts" in your language/culture is (or seems to be) absent from theirs.

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