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Hebrew As She Is Spoke

December 25th, 2008 · 22 Comments · Culture and Ideas

Haim Watzman Is Hebrew the language of the prophets or the language of modern Israel? The question is symbolized by that well-known phenomenon of the new speaker of the language, fresh from her ulpan course, who sets off on a crusade to correct the grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation to the benighted native speakers she encounters [...]

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