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e-prime

One of my students has just introduced me to a new language movement known as "e-prime," which aims to replace the English language verb form "to be" w/ phrases more descriptive of the fluidity of perception; see "Language is a Weapon" for an explanation of something we might check out collectively, in our search for words that might enable us to inhabit a variety of not-so-threatening againstnesses....

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