There are times when I am tempted to think that English, in general terms, is richer and more colourful than most other languages. Then I have to pull myself up and say, ‘No, Kel, you’re just getting carried away because English is your mother tongue.’ Now I have found unexpected (and authoritative) support from an unexpected source: Jorge Luis Borges.
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