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Which quotation from "The Case of the Disappearing Words" suggests that studying another language can help people appreciate ideas that

their own language does not have words for?
A. The Seri word moosni hant cooit (mohs nee ahnt koh eet), meaning "green turtle that descends," revealed something no one else
knew-that green turtles hibernate, or overwinter, on the sea floor.
B. In Welsh, it rains not cats and dogs, but old wives and walking sticks.
C. The elegant Seri term for a car muffler means "into which the breathing descends."
D. If your neighbor pops in every day, you might be dealing with what the Ojibway call mawadishiweshkiwin, the habit of making visits
too often.

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Answer:

B. In Welsh, it rains not cats and dogs, but old wives and walking sticks.

Step-by-step explanation:

This above quotation suggest that studying another language can help people appreciate ideas that their own language does not have words for.

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