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The Power of Language
Viorica Marian (Pelican Books/Penguin Random House)
AT THE paediatrician’s clinic, a nurse told Viorica Marian, a native speaker of Romanian, to use only English with her US-born daughter. Speaking another language would “confuse” the child and hurt her long term, the woman said. This happened more than a decade ago, yet it is still common advice for immigrants in the US. It is also completely wrong.
In her new book, The Power of Language, Marian –…
