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We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.

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The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.

The limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is what I have words for.

by Ludwig Wittgenstein Found in: Vocabulary Quotes,

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Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary.

Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary.

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Prose, words in their best order. Poetry, the best words in the best order.

Prose, words in their best order. Poetry, the best words in the best order.

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Found in: Vocabulary Quotes,

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