Amazing Tongue: Taste, Talk & Cleaning

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The discussion centers on the multifaceted functions of the tongue, emphasizing its roles in taste perception, speech, and oral hygiene. Participants highlight the tongue's strength, referencing its ability to deliver sharp verbal critiques, illustrated by quotes from Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing." The conversation underscores the tongue's importance in both physiological and expressive capacities.

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It gives us taste, helps us to talk and helps keep our mouths clean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue

The only thing i could not find is, how strong is the tongue?
 
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wolram said:
how strong is the tongue?

It must be pretty strong, because you can give people a tongue-lashing with it!
 
shakespeare said:
Done to death by slanderous tongue Was the Hero that here lies
I couldn't have said it better myself. It's from Much Ado About Nothing.
 

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