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Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.
Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.
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?
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
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.
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.
The secret of language is the secret of sympathy and its full charm is possible only to the gentle.
Language helps form the limits of our reality.
Language helps form the limits of our reality.
Language is wine upon the lips.
Language is wine upon the lips.
