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We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation.
Edward Sapir
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We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices of interpretation. — Edward Sapir

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Edward Sapir was a Scientist from United States (1884–1939).

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Edward Sapir lived from 1884 – 1939.
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