Word: ido
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...absolute necessity in his work is a comprehensive and accurate acquaintance with language. This he possessed to a high degree, having in his youth been trained in Romance, Germanic, and Ido-European Philology, and having been ever on the alert to increase his store. As far as modern tongues are concerned, his knowledge was not confined to books: he spoke German and French with admirable mastery, and was easily at home in Italian and Spanish. His English diction was a delight to his friends, who were always fond of hearing him read aloud...