How we are translated /

How we are translated /

People say 'I'm sorry' all the time when it can mean both 'I'm sorry I hurt you' and 'I'm sorry someone else did something I have nothing to do with.' It's like the English language gave up on trying to find a word for sympathy which wasn't also...

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Main Author:	Johannesson, Jessica Gaitán (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, [2021].
Subjects:	Swedes > Scotland > Edinburgh > Fiction. Couples > Scotland > Edinburgh > Fiction. Language and languages > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Pregnancy > Fiction. Immigrants > Fiction. Swedes > Scotland > Fiction. Brazilians > Scotland > Fiction. Multiculturalism > Fiction. Edinburgh (Scotland) > Fiction.

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