[lit-ideas] Chinese Whispers

In a message dated 2/26/2009 11:22:07 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
egleason@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Some of the oldest words in the English and  other Indo-European languages 
have been identified, scientists believe.
<  _http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/7911645.stm_ 
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/7911645.stm) 
 
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"If you've ever played 'Chinese whispers', what comes out the end  is usually 
gibberish, and more or less when we speak to each other we're playing  this 
massive game of Chinese whispers. Yet our language can somehow retain its  
fidelity." 
 
Eric Yost plays Chinese whispers. 
 
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