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English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious complexity, tries to imitate subjects it can never be.

Zadie Smith

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Englisch hat als Subjekt nie wirklich seinen Aufschwung überstanden. Es versucht, sich mit hoffnungslosem Jargon und vermeintlicher Komplexität zu füllen, es versucht, Themen zu imitieren, die es niemals sein kann.

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