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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 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.
I speak two languages, Body and English.
I speak two languages, Body and English.
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles read more
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.
Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a
common language.
Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.
Language is the only instrument of science, and words are but the
signs of ideas.
Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.
Writ in the climate of heaven, in the language spoken by angels.
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.
Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
The language of truth is unadorned and always simple.
