Living in a Multilingual World (The One About my Inner Linguistic Norman Bates)

Say “literally” once more. C’mon, I dare you

I literally died that night”. No, you didn’t, I thought, looking at my work colleague straight in the eye. Although I could “literally” kill you right now. Smother you with one of the cushions from the Family Learning Room, if you like.

No, I am not a murderer. At least not of the homicidal variety. But when it comes to grammar……

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Mario Lopez-Goicoechea

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‘We’re all born with two languages: our mother tongue and a smile; the latter needs no translation.’

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