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Language is fossil poetry.
Language is fossil poetry.
There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.
There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.
How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?
How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.
Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it.
Male supremacy is fused into the language, so that every sentence both heralds and affirms it.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
A girl phoned me the other day and said... 'Come on over, there's nobody home.' I went over. Nobody was read more
A girl phoned me the other day and said... 'Come on over, there's nobody home.' I went over. Nobody was home.
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.
