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Icky icky icky icky fKANG zoop-boing n zowzyin...

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some read more

I have been a believer in the magic of language since, at a very early age, I discovered that some words got me into trouble and others got me out.

Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.

Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.

The accent of one's country dwells in the mind and in the heart
as much as in the language.
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The accent of one's country dwells in the mind and in the heart
as much as in the language.
[Fr., L'accent du pays ou l'on est ne demeure dans l'esprit et
dans le coeur comme dans le langage.]

And don't confound the language of the nation
With long-tailed words in osity and ation.

And don't confound the language of the nation
With long-tailed words in osity and ation.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.

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.

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?

I speak two languages, Body and English.

I speak two languages, Body and English.