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For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies read more
For every man there is something in the vocabulary that would stick to him like a second skin. His enemies have only to find it.
Language. I loved it. And for a long time I would think of myself, of my whole body, as an read more
Language. I loved it. And for a long time I would think of myself, of my whole body, as an ear.
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.
Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.
Who climbs the grammar-tree, distinctly knows
Where noun, and verb, and participle grows.
Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.
Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.
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.]
Language is wine upon the lips.
Language is wine upon the lips.
Change your language and you change your thoughts.
Change your language and you change your thoughts.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.
