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Language exists to communicate whatever it can communicate. some things it communicates so badly that we never attempt to communicate them by words if any other medium is available.
-C. S. Lewis
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Language Exists To Communicate Whatever It Can

C. S. Lewis
Language exists to communicate whatever it can communicate. some things it communicates so badly that we never attempt to communicate them by words if any other medium is available.
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