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the purpose of this

"backwards" takes you to a list of all the pages on this site...."forwards" enables you to make a new page if you so desire....and "the purpose of this" is a sample from the book 'dissolvingpath: indications on not-knowing nothing". click on the picture to get to the next page.....

in case it's not obvious, the actual page bit is below this, you might have to scroll down...

 

hello


'hello' is a word in the language that refers to itself as english, as are all these words. this website is being written in english because that is the only language the author knows well enough for this purpose. however, this page is being used to recognise and apologise for the rudeness that this linguistic exclusion amounts to for people of all other languages. of course, such people may not even be able to read this apology, if they are even reading this website at all. but still, it seems important to say hello in as many languages as there have been cause to learn and still be able to remember in the life of the author, if that can really be taken as anything like a genuine sentiment and not just an opportunity to show off or imprecisely gesture towards some possible ethical precedent for using this website.

nevertheless, in chronological order

bonjour

hola

guten tag

buongiorno

今日は (konnichiwa)

안녕하세요 (anyonghaseyo)

ni hao

tashi delek

namaste

privet

If you'll accept some external suggestions:
jambo
salaam alycum
howdy ;)

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#And one more, cos I can't bare to see it left out:

Juleh!


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