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“If Language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant. If what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done, remains undone.” quote by Confucius — Download Open image

“If Language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant. If what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done, remains undone.”

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