Quote by Charles M. Fox

“Let no one be fooled by the fact that we may write in English, for we intend to do unheard of things with it.”

— Chinua Achebe

“Standard English is a convenient abstraction, like the average man.”

— George Leslie Brook

“I could never bring myself to read through contracts or arrangements destined for my scrutiny and subject to my care. In truth this was…

— Stefan Zweig

Aaron Sorkin very sticky about using precise language. It's in his contract: you have to use what he writes!

— Martin Sheen

“When corporate executives get really excited, they leverage their learnings against comprehension to revolutionize English.”

— Tanya Thompson

If we are serious about enabling those who want to acquire what we have called standard English then first we should be honest about…

— Michael Rosen

“A well-written contract provision is one that provides no traction for either party or their counsel to argue that something else was intended. In”

— Charles M. Fox

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

“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

The market is like a language, and you have to be able to understand what they're saying.

— Jil Sander

“Be sure to understand the terms of any contract, before you sign.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

Those who prefer their English sloppy have only themselves to thank if the advertisement writer uses his mastery of the vocabulary and syntax to…

— Dorothy L. Sayers