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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.
Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is read more
Viewed freely, the English language is the accretion and growth of every dialect, race, and range of time, and is both the free and compacted composition of all.
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.
America's abundance was not created by public sacrifices to "the common good", but by the productive genius of free men read more
America's abundance was not created by public sacrifices to "the common good", but by the productive genius of free men who pursued their own personal interests and the making of their own private fortunes
I use the word totally too much. I need to change it up and use a word that is different read more
I use the word totally too much. I need to change it up and use a word that is different but has the same meaning. Mitch do you like submarine sandwhiches? All-encompassingly...
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.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
Spoken language is merely a series of squeaks.
What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and read more
What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them
