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“The English language is under assault by stupid people who use words they don't understand, and is defended by pompous asses who like to… — Tim Cameron 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 don't just… — James D. Nicoll Copy Share Image
“You would be amazed by how I can torture the English language. I am an abusive lover.” — Thomm Quackenbush Copy Share Image
“English is not merely a language anymore; it has become a way of life for millions of non-native English speakers around the world.” — M.F. Moonzajer Copy Share Image
“This is the difficulty with learning a language: not always knowing if words contain more than they say.” — Joan Barfoot Copy Share Image
Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“The knowledge of English is, increasingly, a survival skill in today’s global culture.” — Guideposts Copy Share Image
“Technology has also rapidly invaded our language. Every year the Oxford English Dictionary adds new words that it feels deserve to be part of… — Adam Gazzaley Copy Share Image
“The manner in which the exclusionary nature of the English language is used in knowledge prodution separates us as humans.” — Malebo Sephodi Copy Share Image
Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Just because someone doesn’t have a grasp of English doesn’t mean they don’t have a grasp on disparagement.” — Finn Murphy Copy Share Image
“Happy is the woman who can laugh at herself. She will never cease to be amused.” — Charlene Vermeulen Copy Share Image
“Fine’s a funny word, don’t you think? I don’t think there’s another like it in the English language that says so much while actually… — Emma Chase Copy Share Image
The language we share is at the core of our identity as citizens, and our ticket to full participation in American political life. We… — S. I. Hayakawa Copy Share Image
“The first phase of modernism, which so far as the English language goes we associate with Pound and Yeats, Wyndham Lewis and Eliot and… — Frank Kermode Copy Share Image
These men of many nations must be taught American ways, the English language, and the right way to live. — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
“Nevertheless . . was a word, certainly, but much more than a word, it was a concept. "Nevertheless" was what you said when you… — Brunonia Barry Copy Share Image
My motto is "Unite now, today if you can; fight if you must. But in every case avoid British intervention." — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Hear me now or regret it later: Everything you write must be read aloud. Once all the context items are in place, this is… — Jiro Adachi Copy Share Image
It was Ronald Reagan who used to say that the 10 most frightening words in the English language are, "I'm from the federal government,… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
A pronoun, too, will aptly reflect the number of its antecedent: "they" does not refer to one person, no matter how many personalities she… — Karen Elizabeth Gordon Copy Share Image
The collectors of revenue and the policeman are the only symbols by which millions in India's villages know British rule. — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
“Nothing was worse than a bovine with a 150 IQ trying to wrap its stunned mollusk tongue around the finely tuned syllables of the… — Gary Anderson Copy Share Image
English literature is a glorious inheritance which is open to all - there are no barriers, no coupons, and no restrictions. In the English… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image