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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?
A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.
A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language, of language, and for language.
Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.
Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about.
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.
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.
