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65 [sekstifem] Nekting 2

Is the ring expensive?	Er den ringen dyr?
No, it costs only one hundred Euros.	Nei, han kostar berre hundre euro.
But I have only fifty.	Men eg har berre femti.
Are you finished?	Er du ferdig?
No, not yet.	Nei, ikkje enno.
But I’ll be finished soon.	Men eg er snart ferdig.
Do you want some more soup?	Vil du ha meir suppe?
No, I don’t want anymore.	Nei takk, eg vil ikkje ha meir.
But another ice cream.	Men eg vil ha meir is.
Have you lived here long?	Har du budd her lenge?
No, only for a month.	Nei, berre ein månad.
But I already know a lot of people.	Men eg kjenner mange folk alt.
Are you driving home tomorrow?	Køyrer du heim i morgon?
No, only on the weekend.	Nei, ikkje før i helga.
But I will be back on Sunday.	Men eg kjem tilbake alt på sundagen.
Is your daughter an adult?	Er dottera di vaksen?
No, she is only seventeen.	Nei, ho er berre sytten.
But she already has a boyfriend.	Men ho har allereie ein kjærast.

Genetic mutation makes speaking possible

Man is the only living creature on Earth that can speak. This distinguishes him from animals and plants. Of course animals and plants also communicate with each other. However, they do not speak a complex syllable language. But why can man speak? Certain physical features are needed in order to be able to speak. These physical features are only found in humans. However, that does not necessarily mean that man developed them. In evolutionary history, nothing happens without a reason. Somewhere along the line, man began to speak. We do not yet know when exactly that was. But something must have happened that gave man speech. Researchers believe that a genetic mutation was responsible. Anthropologists have compared the genetic material of various living beings. It is well known that a particular gene influences speech. People in which it is damaged have problems with speech. They can't express themselves well and have a hard time understanding words. This gene was examined in people, apes, and mice. It is very similar in humans and chimpanzees. Only two small differences can be identified. But these differences make their presence known in the brain. Together with other genes, they influence certain brain activities. Thus humans can speak, whereas apes cannot. However, the riddle of the human language is not yet solved. For the gene mutation alone is not enough to enable speech. Researchers implanted the human gene variant in mice. It didn't give them the ability to speak… But their squeaks made quite a racket!