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OK, I dare to say that it would be highly ironic if there is a real connection between Semitic and Germanic people leading to those similarities in their languages. Another good episode.

I find it interesting that so many of us use the phrase 'the thing is'.

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Drept means "right" in Romanian, as in "turn right" and înainte means "before/ahead/in front of"

Drept înainte means "straight ahead." Looks like the same thing.

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Maybe do a bonus on the Semitic usage of the “right” concept and the word “Amen”?

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Kotev - write, not read :)

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I love your podcasts and your books. Just one little correction from this week's podcast, that did not detract from the main points you were making -- which I thought were really brilliant!

The Hebrew root KTV (kotev) means "to write"; KRH (koreh) means "to read".

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In Dutch, 'straight ahead' is 'rechtdoor', which neatly combines the two different words discussed in this episode

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