All animals communicate with each other in one form or another, but humans are unique in that we have gone much further, creating languages and symbols to share and explain ideas, feelings, and abstract concepts. Communication has allowed us to make breakthroughs in science, convey emotions through art and music, and communicate faster and farther. We have created technologies ranging from writing to the Internet.

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Almost everything we do during the day is a form of communication – not only when we speak, listen, read, or write, but also when we see road signs or read each other’s body language.