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Speech sounds can be analyzed into fundamental units called phonemes these move around like protozoa in a drop of water, and, like protozoa, join together and split up.
L. Sprague de Camp
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L. Sprague de Camp
Age: 92 †
Born: 1907
Born: November 27
Died: 2000
Died: November 6
Essayist
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New York City
New York
L. Sprague De Camp
J. Wellington Wells
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