T-Rex: Does language alter the way we think? Sources say: perhaps!

T-Rex: This source says: DEFINITELY YES.

T-Rex: I think it's a subtle but pervasive effect! If a language doesn't have a word for something, I think I'm less likely to think about whatever it is that word would refer to. For instance, in English we have words for "friends", but what if we had a single word for the phrase "friends who deserve pie more often"? I bet I'd consider buying people more pies!

Utahraptor: You're saying that if we had words for these things, people would think of them more often?
T-Rex: Yeah!

Utahraptor: Well, I agree, but I think you're confusing cause and effect! As things become more prominent, they move to become words. Like "electronic mail" becoming "e-mail" and finally "email" - that was due to email becoming more popular, not because people were creating the word in order to MAKE it more popular. You know?

Narrator: MEANWHILE, IN THE UNIVERSE WHERE THERE'S NO WORD FOR LOVE:
T-Rex: Aww, I really respect you and wish to spend more time with you in a romantic fashion, too!
T-Rex: TIME FOR MUTUAL KISSES.