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For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me.
For I am a bear of very little brain and long words bother me.
I am the King of Rome, and above grammar.
[Lat., Ego sum rex Romanus, et supra grammaticam.]
I am the King of Rome, and above grammar.
[Lat., Ego sum rex Romanus, et supra grammaticam.]
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.
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
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.
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
He has strangled
His language in his tears.
He has strangled
His language in his tears.