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Pedantry consists in the use of words unsuitable to the time,
place, and company.
Pedantry consists in the use of words unsuitable to the time,
place, and company.
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone.
Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it read more
Our native language is like a second skin, so much a part of us we resist the idea that it is constantly changing, constantly being renewed.
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
Accuracy of language is one of the bulwarks of truth.
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
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.
If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found the time to conquer the world.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
