Logic is Logic (p. 124)
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“An accent?”
“Substandard English. Foreigners who have not learned the language as infants but who pick it up in later life invariably mispronounce the vowels, miss out on word order, break up the grammar, and so on.”
A look of sheer horror crossed Azazel’s tiny face. “But that’s a capital offense,” he said.
“Not on this world,” I said. “It should be, but it isn’t.”
— Isaac Asimov
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“Substandard English. Foreigners who have not learned the language as infants but who pick it up in later life invariably mispronounce the vowels, miss out on word order, break up the grammar, and so on.”
A look of sheer horror crossed Azazel’s tiny face. “But that’s a capital offense,” he said.
“Not on this world,” I said. “It should be, but it isn’t.”" in the context of "Logic is Logic (p. 124)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.
About Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.
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