“Dearest creature in creation, Study English pronunciation. I will teach you in my verse Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse. I… — Gerard Nolst Trenité Copy Share Image
I also think pronunciation of a foreign tongue could be better taught than by demanding from the pupil those internal acrobatic feats… — Jerome K. Jerome Copy Share Image
And in his third essay Herodius (not Herodotus, a mistaken pronunciation, perhaps) said 'We can contend with the evil that men do… — Richard Boone Copy Share Image
Command of English, spoken or written, ranks at the top in business. Our main product is words, so a knowledge of their… — William Feather Copy Share Image
If I stop being on good behaviour for a moment, my dark little secret is that I don't actually believe many people… — Charles Saatchi Copy Share Image
Punctuation is the art of dividing a written composition into sentences, or parts of sentences, by points or stops, for the purpose… — Lindley Murray Copy Share Image
My uncle is from Argentina, so I grew up hearing Spanish. My Spanish isn't very good, but my pronunciation isn't terrible. — Moby Copy Share Image
But still, I’d be darned if I was going to be one of those Americans who stomp around Italy barking commands in… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
There's always an added element of a poem when it's read aloud because then you can really hear the rhythm, and the… — Masiela Lusha Copy Share Image
FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Language is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling and pronunciation tend to wander around like hemlines. — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
I have good pronunciation no matter what language I speak. Maybe it’s because my specialties are rapping and imitating others — G-Dragon Copy Share Image
He said "cool" like I say a Spanish word when I'm not sure of the pronunciation. — Kelley Armstrong Copy Share Image
Demosthenes overcame and rendered more distinct his inarticulate and stammering pronunciation by speaking with pebbles in his mouth. — Plutarch Copy Share Image
Truly fine poetry must be read aloud. A good poem does not allow itself to be read in a low voice or… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
Keanu Reeves learned a lot, respecting the culture. I was surprised when I first met him. He knew a lot already and… — Hiroyuki Sanada Copy Share Image
Pronunciation has made many an innocent word sound like a doctor's orders for a stomach pump. — Zelda Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
There is an old Italian proverb about the nature of translation: "Traddutore, traditore!" This means simply, "Translators-traitors!" Of course, as you can… — Daniel Wallace Copy Share Image
Finance is the art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
At acting school people didn't speak like me. It was all received pronunciation - 'ow now brown cow.' — Ray Winstone Copy Share Image
Just as a poet often has license from the rules of grammar and pronunciation, we should like to ask for 'physicists' license… — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
“Ho ho ho, tell me why you are not at home' is something Santa Claus could ask you if you stayed in… — Jakub Marian Copy Share Image
Set a page in Fournier against another in Caslon and another in Plantin and it is as if you heard three different… — Beatrice Warde Copy Share Image
