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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.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
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.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
Thou whoreson zed, thou unnecessary letter!
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
No language is rude that can boast polite writers.
Language helps form the limits of our reality.
Language helps form the limits of our reality.
Morals and manners will rise or decline with our attention to
grammar.
Morals and manners will rise or decline with our attention to
grammar.
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.
