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by exe34 408 days ago
> it’s it similar to humans. when restricted in terms of what they can or cannot say, they become more conservative and cannot really express all sorts of ideas.

This reminds me of the time when I was a child, and my parents decreed that all communications would henceforth happen in English. I became selectively mute. I responded yes/no, and had nothing further to add and ventured no further information. The decree lasted about a week.

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What did you use to communicate before that? Were you fluent in English?
No, it was a local creole. And no, I was learning it at school.