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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 8 Sep 2015

    Sarah Palin insists immigrants should “speak American” rather than Spanish http://qz.com/496540  via @qz

    3:29 AM - 8 Sep 2015
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      2. John Stewart‏ @Jstewart57John 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz Wouldn't that be spelled "Americur"?

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      1. alex kovaleski #FBPE #StopBrexit #A50Challenge‏ @alex_kovaleski 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz She just walked right into the centre of your web with this one. Go get her!

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      1. LynneAvVer ✡️ 🕯️‏ @LynneAvVer 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz Beyond the obvious error is the assumption that immigrants only speak Spanish. No immigrants from China, Vietnam or Russia?

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      1. John Rivera, M.Ed.‏ @JohnOnJuan 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz And she probably insists that the Inuit speak Alaskan :)

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      1. Robert Scully‏ @afaceoffists 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz @OliviaGoldhill one wonders how she does not fall down more

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      1. Elliott‏ @elliottditman 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz I made this mistake when I was 9

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      1. Tony Batcup‏ @puctabi 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz @OliviaGoldhill Can't keep a bright spark down.......

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      1. War and Peace‏ @cynthharrington 15 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz I took it as a play on word.

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      1. dpurb.com‏ @DannyDPurb 9 Sep 2015
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        dpurb.com Retweeted Felicity Morse

        @sapinker @qz @SarahPalinUSA Integration & adaptation has long been seen as a survival instinct by most organisms.https://twitter.com/FelicityMorse/status/641185973347422208 …

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        Cartoonists have a field day with immigration pic.twitter.com/8IQ1x4oI1R
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      1. Jared Janes‏ @jaredjanes 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz terrifying.

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      1. Clyde Bridger‏ @cbridger954 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz Maybe us Canadians should make those from Quebec speak 'Canadian'. Oh, wait a minute, they are Canadian!

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      1. Agnosticario‏ @agnosticario_ 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz @OliviaGoldhill Sarah Palin should “speak American” rather than Palinish, before she talks about inmigrantes.

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      1. John Hopkins‏ @johnohopkins 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @nonprophetess @qz Side-Show Sarah: makes Donald look intelligent.

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      1. Oraymw -  🧠 ♿ -  💖 💜 💙‏ @oraymw 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz @OliviaGoldhill Oof. Cherokee is a difficult language to learn. I'm not sure I'm ready to give up English.

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      1. la tafiole sucree‏ @latafiolesucree 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz I insist that Palin should speak in English rather than in Palinese.

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      1. Dolly Fen‏ @campaspe31 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz not wishing to defend Ms Palin, but didn't someone say USA & UK are separated by their languages?!

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      1. Dr Gooner Psychologist‏ @LFPsych 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz @OliviaGoldhill "speak American" haha what language is that?

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      1. MeditationAsheville‏ @MeditationAVL 8 Sep 2015
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        @sapinker @qz @OliviaGoldhill Good idea! that means they should learn to speak Cherokee, Lakota or Navaho etc.

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