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The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib.
The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib.
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.
We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our read more
We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
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
The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.
The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
Language helps form the limits of our reality.
Language helps form the limits of our reality.