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The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearne, but it is still nonsense.
The learned fool writes his nonsense in better language than the unlearne, but it is still nonsense.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
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.
It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear
It's no coincidence that in no known language does the phrase "As pretty as an airport" appear
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.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
Language is fossil poetry.
Language is fossil poetry.
Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.
Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
