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65 [sextiofem] Negation 2

Is the ring expensive?	Är ringen dyr?
No, it costs only one hundred Euros.	Nej, den kostar bara hundra euro.
But I have only fifty.	Men jag har bara femtio.
Are you finished?	Är du redan färdig?
No, not yet.	Nej, inte ännu.
But I’ll be finished soon.	Men snart är jag färdig.
Do you want some more soup?	Vill du ha mer soppa?
No, I don’t want anymore.	Nej, jag vill inte ha mer.
But another ice cream.	Men en glass till.
Have you lived here long?	Har du bott här länge?
No, only for a month.	Nej, bara en månad.
But I already know a lot of people.	Men jag känner redan mycket folk.
Are you driving home tomorrow?	Åker du hem imorgon?
No, only on the weekend.	Nej, först mot veckoslutet.
But I will be back on Sunday.	Men jag kommer tillbaka redan på söndag.
Is your daughter an adult?	Är din dotter redan vuxen?
No, she is only seventeen.	Nej, hon är bara sjutton år.
But she already has a boyfriend.	Men hon har redan en pojkvän.

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!