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English-speaking countries can't build housing (feddit.uk)
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[–] spacesatan@leminal.space 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'm choosing to believe this is just a weird expression of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

Pros of English: cool words like petrichor

Cons: cognitive bias against construction