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Language is fossil poetry.
Language is fossil poetry.
I speak two languages, Body and English.
I speak two languages, Body and English.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
The coldest word was once a glowing new metaphor.
To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and read more
To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.
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
Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.
Like a diaphanous nightgown, language both hides and reveals.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Language exerts hidden power, like the moon on the tides.
Change your language and you change your thoughts.
Change your language and you change your thoughts.
Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have a different effect.
Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have a different effect.