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David Ogilvy Quotes: I don't know the rules of grammar. If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language.
         

I don't know the rules of grammar. If you're trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language.


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