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Saffie

I'm studying the indigenous people of that particular region of North Africa for my Anthroplology module in college this term... it would be really great to be able to go there and study.

— Absolutely Fabulous  ·  1992

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Our interpretation.

The speaker connects a college subject with the wish to visit the place being studied. Repeating the language of study gives the proposed trip an academic purpose. The wording presents direct experience as an appealing extension of learning about a region from a distance.

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