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The psychology of a language which, in one way or another, is imposed upon one because of factors beyond one's control, is…
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We see and hear and otherwise experience very largely as we do because the language habits of our community predispose certain choices…
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Human beings do not live in the objective world alone, nor alone in the world of social activity as ordinarily understood, but…
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What fetters the mind and benumbs the spirit is ever the dogged acceptance of absolutes.
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Language is the most massive and inclusive art we know, a mountainous and anonymous work of unconscious generations.
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A common allegiance to form of expression that is identified with no single national unit is likely to prove one of the…
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A second type of direct evidence is formed by statements, whether as formal legends or personal information, regarding the age or relative…
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A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative.
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He is as tough as anything. You can crack him once, but he won't let it bother him. He's back on his…
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A logical analysis of reflexive usages in French shows, however, that this simplicity is an illusion and that, so far from helping…
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Rincewind shivered. He was not, of course, an atheist; on the Disc the gods dealt severely with atheists. On the few occasions…
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Well, PZ Myers, Jen McCreight, Phil Plait, Amanda Marcotte, Greg Laden, Melissa McEwan and others have all already said it, but I…
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When you find a man who knows his job and is willing to take responsibility, keep out of his way and don't…
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God delights in revealing Himself to you when you are bold enough to bother Him. In fact, I think He would say…
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I don't like killing a girl," the Spaniard said. "God does it all the time; if it doesn't bother Him, don't let…
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HOW TO MAKE A MAN HAPPY: 1. Feed him 2. Sleep with him 3. Leave him with peace 4. Don't check his…
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