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The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has read more
Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many foreign people still speak in foreign languages
To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to
my horse--German.
To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to
my horse--German.
When a language creates -- as it does -- a community within the present, it does so only by courtesy read more
When a language creates -- as it does -- a community within the present, it does so only by courtesy of a community between the present and the past.
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.
All true language is incomprehensible, like the chatter of a beggar's teeth.
The individual's whole experience is built upon the plan of his language.
The individual's whole experience is built upon the plan of his language.
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
The most precious things in speech are pauses.
