Draining the Language out of Color (fwd link)

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Draining the Language out of Color

Words mold many aspects of thought, says linguist Paul Kay, but not all
aspects. The proof lies in the names the world's languages give to
colors

By  Philip E. Ross
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=00055EE3-4530-1052-853083414B7F0000

[note: although the publish date was March-April, the online version was
just made available.  pcc]