“There is nothing intrinsic in the English language that made it attain such prominence. It is far from easy to learn. (A… — Minae Mizumura Copy Share Image
Like all her friends, I miss her greatly...But...I am sure there is no case for lamentation...Virginia Woolf got through an immense amount… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
“I’m lecturing my class last week. In the English language, I tell them, a double negative forms a positive. However, in some… — William Alexander Copy Share Image
It is terrible to see someone being beaten up by the English language. — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
The English take everything with an exquisite sense of humour. They are only offended if you tell them that they have no… — George Mikes Copy Share Image
Guy1: Did you know that sugar is the only word in the English language that the su makes a sh sound? Guy2:… — Sheryne Brooks Copy Share Image
Christopher Hitchens is the greatest living essayist in the English language. — Christopher Buckley Copy Share Image
I think one of the best words in the English language is compassion. I think it holds everything. It holds love, it… — Michael Crawford Copy Share Image
“I personally have a cunt. Sometimes it's 'flaps' or 'twat', but most of the time, it's my cunt. Cunt is a proper,… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
“Lady Emily’s maid had come to her many years ago as Amélie Conque, but the assimilative genius of the English language, Mr… — Angela Thirkell Copy Share Image
The gentleman is generous and treats all men as his equals, especially those whom he feels to be inferior in rank and… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
The other day, I was taking part in an audience Q&A when I was roundly scolded by a woman for 'allowing the… — Sandi Toksvig Copy Share Image
“The slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts…. If thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt… — Rashid Khalidi Copy Share Image
“When the twins asked what cuff-links were for—“To link cuffs together,” Ammu told them—they were thrilled by this morsel of logic in… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
People who use chew instead of you, or misspell words on purpose because they think it sounds better, thanks for disrespecting the… — Nathan Schwake Copy Share Image
“Scoff if you wish, but there is something morally dangerous in this endless variety of amusements that our era claims to provide.… — Kim Wright Copy Share Image
This is, after all, the country that gave the world the rule of law, parliamentary democracy, the right to own property, the… — Andrea Leadsom Copy Share Image
Dare I own an example of the impossible becomes possible to earn the seventh class man (do not know the English language)today… — Mak_786 Copy Share Image
“If these Mount Everests of the financial world are going to labor and bring forth still more pictures with people being blown… — Gregory Peck Copy Share Image
“It takes a thorough knowledge of the English language to effectively abuse it.” — Charlene Vermeulen Copy Share Image
Cure" is one of the most precious words in the English language. It's a short word. A clean and simple word. But… — Lauren DeStefano Copy Share Image
Myspace alone has just over 80 million users and ranks as the sixth most popular English language website and the eighth most… — Mike Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
I write drama in the English language. If I wasn't working in London I'd be doing something wrong. — William Monahan Copy Share Image
Speaking of Sir Winston Churchill: He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle. — Edward R. Murrow Copy Share Image
