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00:00 INTRO 00:30 WHY ENGLISH IS A FRANKENSTEIN LANGUAGE (AND CHINESE ISN’T) 04:36 THE SEVEN TYPES OF COMPOUND WORDS 11:09 THE LOGIC IN ACTION: A TOUR ACROSS THE LANGUAGE 16:57 THE EXCEPTIONS (AND WHY THEY’RE STILL INTERESTING) 18:53 THE PRACTICAL PAYOFF: WHY THIS MAKES YOU LEARN FASTER 21:52 CONCLUSION AND NEXT STEP
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