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Language is not my private property. That is complete nonsense.
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The speaker rejects the idea that language belongs to one person. “Not my private property” means language is shared and available for people to use, while “complete nonsense” strongly dismisses the opposite claim as absurd.
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- Cornell University Library — Alexander Kluge: Cultural History in Dialogue
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