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"The Naming of Cats" Revisited

Debra Esolen
Oct 22, 2022
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At the end of a long week, some of our readers likely come home to the welcome sight of the family pet — dog, cat, rabbit, guinea pig, hamster, parrot. We do love ‘em, and yes we sometimes impute to them human motives, attitudes, THOUGHTS. How often have you, confess it, “translated” some supposed dog or cat thought into human language? We look into their eyes and they look into ours, and can there not be some secrets “thoughts” we share that are sublingual?

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