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scot47
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Xie Lin
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Pick one:
1. A natural inclination toward nerdiness
2. Boredom
3. Retirement
4. A combination of 2 and 3
5. A keen, inquiring mind
6. These topics are innately interesting and compelling, and only a dull fool
would find them uninteresting
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buravirgil
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In my final year of school, it was Wittgenstein's works that steeled my interest in linguistics. A quote I might apply to this OP...
The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.
― Ludwig Wittgenstein
And there are a hundred more as applicable, but I try to live by...
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scot47
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| I just assumed it was another symptom of insanity. |
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Xie Lin
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| I just assumed it was another symptom of insanity. |
Ha ha! Probably the most likely!
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