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Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It (Paperback)
by (shelved 217 times as languages)
avg rating 4.08 — 13,924 ratings — published 2014
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Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World ― A Language Guide Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World ― A Language Guide (Paperback)
by (shelved 114 times as languages)
avg rating 3.67 — 5,981 ratings — published 2014
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Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 7,738 ratings — published 2010
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Wheelock's Latin Wheelock's Latin (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as languages)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,812 ratings — published 1956
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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 22,816 ratings — published 1994
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Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.92 — 4,843 ratings — published 2014
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The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as languages)
avg rating 3.91 — 45,207 ratings — published 1990
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Polyglot: How I Learn Languages Polyglot: How I Learn Languages (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 1,586 ratings — published 1970
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Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners (Hardcover)
by (shelved 58 times as languages)
avg rating 3.54 — 1,502 ratings — published 2012
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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World ― A History of World Languages Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World ― A History of World Languages (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as languages)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,151 ratings — published 2005
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Babel Babel (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 557,165 ratings — published 2022
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 107,068 ratings — published 2003
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Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages Babel: Around the World in Twenty Languages (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 4,413 ratings — published 2018
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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as languages)
avg rating 4.23 — 13,052 ratings — published 2011
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Lingua Latina per se Illustrata: Pars I: Familia Romana Lingua Latina per se Illustrata: Pars I: Familia Romana (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.61 — 1,138 ratings — published 1996
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The Loom of Language: An Approach to the Mastery of Many Languages The Loom of Language: An Approach to the Mastery of Many Languages (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 406 ratings — published 1943
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Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Genki I: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,833 ratings — published 1999
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The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention The Unfolding of Language: An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as languages)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,194 ratings — published 2005
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The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building The Art of Language Invention: From Horse-Lords to Dark Elves to Sand Worms, the Words Behind World-Building (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as languages)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,102 ratings — published 2015
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Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as languages)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,873 ratings — published 1993
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The Little Prince The Little Prince (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 2,635,241 ratings — published 1943
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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 12,927 ratings — published 2019
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Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as languages)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,846 ratings — published 2011
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The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as languages)
avg rating 4.19 — 474 ratings — published 1996
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How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as languages)
avg rating 3.81 — 874 ratings — published 1991
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In Other Words In Other Words (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as languages)
avg rating 3.74 — 16,302 ratings — published 2015
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The Elements of Style The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 88,625 ratings — published 1918
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Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish: A Creative and Proven Approach Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish: A Creative and Proven Approach (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 1,072 ratings — published 1953
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Becoming Fluent: How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language Becoming Fluent: How Cognitive Science Can Help Adults Learn a Foreign Language (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as languages)
avg rating 3.60 — 1,566 ratings — published 2015
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English Grammar in Use With Answers: Reference and Practice for Intermediate Students English Grammar in Use With Answers: Reference and Practice for Intermediate Students (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as languages)
avg rating 4.32 — 1,994 ratings — published 1985
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as languages)
avg rating 3.83 — 7,298 ratings — published 2008
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Short Stories in French for Beginners Short Stories in French for Beginners (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 1,437 ratings — published
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Mastering Arabic: The Complete Course for Beginners Mastering Arabic: The Complete Course for Beginners (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 199 ratings — published 1990
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The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as languages)
avg rating 3.91 — 11,319 ratings — published 2007
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as languages)
avg rating 4.47 — 11,908,034 ratings — published 1997
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501 French Verbs (Barron's 501 French Verbs) 501 French Verbs (Barron's 501 French Verbs)
by (shelved 23 times as languages)
avg rating 4.26 — 655 ratings — published 2003
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Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals Japanese from Zero! 1: Proven Techniques to Learn Japanese for Students and Professionals (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as languages)
avg rating 4.36 — 898 ratings — published 2006
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Japanese for Busy People I: Romanized Japanese for Busy People I: Romanized (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as languages)
avg rating 3.78 — 468 ratings — published 1984
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The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as languages)
avg rating 3.99 — 4,763 ratings — published 1974
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Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as languages)
avg rating 4.18 — 9,608 ratings — published 2017
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The Story of French The Story of French (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as languages)
avg rating 4.00 — 1,027 ratings — published 2002
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The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as languages)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,226 ratings — published 2003
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Language Families of the World Language Families of the World (Audible Audio)
by (shelved 20 times as languages)
avg rating 4.40 — 1,040 ratings — published 2019
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Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as languages)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,154 ratings — published 2014
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“But I can't translate it the right way, that's why I always use so many languages around you, because there're some things that simply can't translate, that are beautiful when you read them the original way.”
― DarknessAndLight, I Sold Myself To The Devil For Vinyls... Pitiful I Know

Suman Pokhrel
“Before getting translated, a poem already gets shrunk or expanded within the ‘sphere of intellect’ of the translator in the original language, and it again gets shrunk or expanded within the ‘sphere of intellect’ of the translator in the target language.”
― Suman Pokhrel

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