Going back into the history of a word, very often into Latin, we come back pretty commonly to pictures or models of how things happen or are done. (J. L. Austin)

Going back into the history of a word, very often into Latin, we come back pretty commonly to pictures or models of how things happen or are done.

J. L. Austin

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