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How Language Learning Changes Your Understanding of the World
Lahiri articulates the power of being able to toggle between languages and see ourselves in the Other.
"[B]eing able to toggle back between languages is a fundamental aspect of our common humanity because... you see yourself in the Other and you become the Other. And if we can't do that, we're lost."
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