The linguist Me – 2: What If There Was No Such Thing As Language?

Hello, Again, Gentle Reader(s?),

Yes, it is, once again, time for another lesson in the magnificent world of… Language…

Language is, to me, anyway, an interesting thing. Just think of all the things we could not do without  Language. (For your benefit, I have provided a partial list of those things below.)

1. Talk
2. Listen to somebody talking
3. Get mad at somebody for something they said
4. Get mad at somebody for something they didn’t say but should have said
5. Put in your  earbuds and turn up the music when somebody obnoxious walks into the room
6. Write a letter, a note, an email or even a text message
7. Receive unsolicited sales calls
8. And, possibly, the most tragic consequence of all, you would not be reading this blog po