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Harry Truman: “He tells me that he studied English because English has no grammar and you can say what you please and anybody can…”

On the recordJune 19, 1951
He tells me that he studied English because English has no grammar and you can say what you please and anybody can understand what you are saying.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Toasts of the President and the President of Ecuador

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