Sauces in cookery are like the first rudiments of grammar - the foundation of all languages. — Alexis Soyer Copy Share Image
Why are they going to disappear him?' I don't know.' It doesn't make sense. It isn't even good grammar. — Joseph Heller Copy Share Image
The evidence shows that grammar schools overwhelmingly benefit those from more affluent backgrounds. — Angela Rayner Copy Share Image
A man's grammar, like Caesar's wife, must not only be pure, but above suspicion of impurity. — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
Dear People of The World, I don't mean to sound slutty but use me whenever you want. Sincerely, Proper Grammar. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Geometry is to the plastic arts what grammar is to the art of the writer. — Guillaume Apollinaire Copy Share Image
Descriptive grammar is an attempt to give an account of what the current system is for either a society or an individual,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Ian Carroll grew up in Melbourne, went to Carey Grammar and then studied political science at Monash University during the turbulent years… — Norman Swan Copy Share Image
If, in the Judaic perception, the language of the Adamic was that of love, the grammars of fallen man are those of… — George Steiner Copy Share Image
“As a professional speaker and author, excellent grammar is crucial in my profession. Without the proper use of words and language, I… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
All the facts of nature are nouns of the intellect, and make the grammar of the eternal language. Every word has a… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
What I wanted to do was slap him down a bit with wit and words. Grammar and vocabulary as a weapon. But… — Charles Frazier Copy Share Image
A language is something infinitely greater than grammar and philology. It is the poetic testament of the genius of a race and… — Jawaharlal Nehru Copy Share Image
Cut in dressmaking is like grammar in language. A good design should be like a well made sentence and it should only… — Charles James Copy Share Image
“The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We… — James D. Nicoll Copy Share Image
As a former high school teacher and a student in a class of 60 urchins at St. Brigid's grammar school, I know… — Bill O'Reilly Copy Share Image
Like all mystics (and many novelists, not least the present one) he is baffled, a child, before the real now; far happier… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
You always end up with too much, so it's good to be part of the conversation about not just what you can… — Tom Stoppard Copy Share Image
Historical grammar is a study of how, say, modern English developed from Middle English, and how that developed from Early and Old… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Every single aspect of a text requires very careful choices and rigorous evaluation. Style is employed - or deployed - for a… — C.E. Morgan Copy Share Image
It is really important that focusing on things such as spelling, punctuation, grammar and handwriting doesn't inhibit the creative flow. When I… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
“Oh, fine,' Ken said. He took the piece of yellow paper and flipped it over and wrote: 'Dear Mr. Reed, I'm sorry… — Paul Schmidtberger Copy Share Image
Whenever you correct someone's grammar just remember that nobody likes you. — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
“Be careful of your spelling, if an o can make count cunt, what it might do to you.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
Begin my studies with the paper and this pencil and i'm working through the grammar of my fears. — Emily Saliers Copy Share Image
Then suddenly, he was struck by a powerful but simple little truth, and it was this: that English grammar is governed by… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
Illiteracy at the poverty level (mainly a matter of bad grammar) does not alarm me nearly as much as the illiteracy of… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
I'm not arguing for a return to the grammar school system, but there must be a way of identifying bright kids from… — Andrew Neil Copy Share Image
“ Grammar, n. A system of pitfalls thoughtfully prepared for the feet of the self-made man, along the path by which he… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
In grammar school they taught me that a frog turning into a prince was a fairy tale. In the university they taught… — Ron Carlson Copy Share Image
Grammar and logic free language from being at the mercy of the tone of voice. Grammar protects us against misunderstanding the sound… — Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy Copy Share Image
Boys, young men, men of all ages are being captivated by the new visual grammar which pushes men to pout and posture. — Susie Orbach Copy Share Image
“Your Egnlish is so atrocious I don't feel the need to even respond' seems but a long-winded way of saying, 'Home-schooled dumbass.” — George Takei Copy Share Image
In an idealized world, we would all be able to do what our English teachers told us to do, which is to… — Will Schwalbe Copy Share Image
“What would you do if you ruled the world?” The gigolo replied that he would abolish all laws. Barthes said: “Even grammar?” — Laurent Binet Copy Share Image
We have even done a weekend on Japanese grammar! Not that I know anything about Japanese grammar, but it was Kaz's idea,… — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
“She whispers in my ear: ‘"Tell me that you wan' fuck me hard, make me sweat." In the excitement, she misses out… — Joe Dunthorne Copy Share Image
Some minds, at some point, discover that they can not make sense of their own predications without attention to grammar, although they… — Richard Mitchell Copy Share Image
