Ability to talk distinguishes human beings from animals.
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know againlay eyes onlook onlook uponmagnifymakemake a distinctionmake outmarkmark offmark outmark the interfacemodifynailnotenoticeobservepartparticularizepeg
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It is language that distinguishes man from beasts.
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The possession of intellect is what distinguishes us from wild animals.
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Turkish distinguishes between dotted and dotless "I"s. There are capital and lowercase versions of both.
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