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Caxson's Choice of English
Caxson talks about how he had to settle on a form that everyone can sort of read. He says the English he spoke as a young boy was already very different from the English he speaks when he's in his 50s. And so this is a problem for Caxson because if you want to reach a large audience, you have to also make sure that they can all understand what you are writing.
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