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Why are there more male hyperpolyglots? One answer is that speaking a lot of languages is a geek macho thing (...) It seemed that a woman is less likely to say she "speaks" or "knows" a language if she studied it at some point in the past, while a man, wanting to display his giant repertoire, would include it.
Michael Erard Babel No More: The Search for the World'… language

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Unscramble MICHAEL7-letter words that start with M7-letter words that end in L7-letter words containing IC7-letter words containing EL7-letter words with M and I
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A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular variety.
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