ARE THERE REASONABLE MEN IN PLACES WHERE THEY DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH? Anna Wierzbicka says no. She is a linguist, and she says in ENGLISH: MEANING AND CULTURE that “other European languages do not have words corresponding to the English word ‘reasonable.’†She quotes the legal scholar George Fletcher in support: “‘There is no way to convey the connotations of “due process,†“reasonable doubt,†and “malice aforethought†in any language except English.’â€
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