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I Remember when I was quite young, one day I heard a boy shout out to his mother:
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and the mother immediately corrected him by saying, “The rice is not a human being, , you must say
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page 45 note 1 In the case of these two, the personification is complete, as and
could be none but human beings.
page 46 note 1 These two verbs seem to be wrong, as there is no justification for plural. But grammatical errors have been found even in the Qur'ān.
page 46 note 2 Although the subject is not mentioned, the Violets in are meant.
page 47 note 1 Here, is “non-committal” as it is not the peculiarity of persons with soul and will; but
is a voluntary action. “It was this and that, that did so.”