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    1. Speakers of all three languages described intentional events agentively, saying things such as “He popped the balloon,” and all three groups remembered who did these intentional actions equally well. When it came to accidents, however, interesting differences emerged.

      This made me think, if language shapes how well we remember who caused an accident, can a person's native language unintentionally bias court proceedings or police relative things?

    2. In Pormpuraaw, one must always stay oriented, just to be able to speak properly.

      just as Lera Boroditsky said, I thought It was amazing how a language can force a native speaker to develop an hability, not just an internal compass, just to communicate daily