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by cmarschner 3596 days ago
Language is more than just a way to exchange facts. If you want to say "I love you" to somebody, or reach an agreement to end apartheid, you better do it in the language that is closest to the emotions, which is the language learnt within the first few years.

"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart." (Nelson Mandela)