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Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.
Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
The individual's whole experience is built upon the plan of his language.
The individual's whole experience is built upon the plan of his language.
Accent is the soul of a language; it gives the feeling and truth
to it.
[Fr., L'accent est read more
Accent is the soul of a language; it gives the feeling and truth
to it.
[Fr., L'accent est l'ame du discours, il lui donne le sentiment
et la verite.]
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
We are getting into semantics again. If we use words, there is a very grave danger they will be misinterpreted.
We are getting into semantics again. If we use words, there is a very grave danger they will be misinterpreted.
He has strangled
His language in his tears.
He has strangled
His language in his tears.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
Language tethers us to the world; without it we spin like atoms.
