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William S. Burroughs was the fellow who famously said, “Language is a virus.” An interesting idea, and one that made me want to learn more about him. Actually, the full quote is “Language is a virus from outer space,” which is not quite as profound, but as hooks go, is a pretty good one.

So I bought Word Virus, and the first thing you should know about the book is that nowhere in the 500 plus pages do they get to the piece where Burroughs said this. If you’ve bought the book and...”

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