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I stand and listen to people speaking french in the stores and in the street. It's such a pert, crisp read more
I stand and listen to people speaking french in the stores and in the street. It's such a pert, crisp language, elegant as ruffling taffeta.
For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies read more
For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies have only to find it.
Morals and manners will rise or decline with our attention to
grammar.
Morals and manners will rise or decline with our attention to
grammar.
Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.
Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.
Look wise; say nothing and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.
Look wise; say nothing and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.
Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it read more
Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it is constantly changing, constantly being renewed.
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?