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10 November 2023FeaturesCopyright ChannelMuireann Bolger

‘Soft IP’ and identity: Why language matters

For some, the rhyme “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me” may be recalled as a familiar, even reassuring, ode to childhood resilience.

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