Unlike Mr Berlusconi, Mr Prodi and his advisers talk the right language about the need for more competition.

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Rather bland language to talk about the online equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane.

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They hear him talk about how Americans should learn a language other English and applaud.

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When we blog about politics, we often talk about how politicians use and misuse language to their own ends, as in Bagehot here, or Charlemagne here.

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Talk to most people about "political language" and they're likely to think of the language that politicians and pundits use when they're trying to rouse public support for particular candidates and policies.

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"We talk to the captain and crew, monitor their body language, see how they feel about us being on board and take all those factors into account, " said Mr Tunney.

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