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thundara  ·  4345 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ain’t No Reason

    So what's the advantage of saying "there there it's okay" again?

Lose if you play, lose if you don't, but maybe there's a middle ground? From the wikipedia article, since I'm not too familiar with this subject:

    "maintaining the legitimacy and richness of such language... and to facilitate their acquisition and mastery of English language skills."

It seemed like they were on the right track, or at least had decent intentions.