Language Quote by George Michael

“Sometimes I view members of the elite with an almost primal scorn—recently, an acquaintance used the word “confabulate” in a sentence, and I just…

— J.D. Vance

Never use jargon words like 'reconceptualize', 'demassification', 'attitudinally', 'judgmentally'. They are hallmarks of a pretentious ass.

— David Ogilvy

I hate that word, 'quirky.' It's like the worst f - king word in the world.

— Norman Reedus

I think that words are often extraneous to what I do.

— Howard Hodgkin

My vocabulary is vast and expert, and I don't think I overuse any word.

— Miriam Margolyes

Before you use a fancy word, make room for it.

— Joseph Joubert

Quite often people ask me 'Is there a word for... ' and go on to highlight a gap in our language that we need…

— Susie Dent

Every writer, by the way he uses the language, reveals something of his spirit, his habits, his capacities, his bias…Avoid the elaborate, the pretentious,…

— William Strunk, Jr

“At root, vulgar just means popular on a mass scale. It is the semantic opposite of pretentious or snobby.”

— David Foster Wallace

Words, like glasses, obscure everything they do not make clear. Before using a fine word, make a place for it.

— Joseph Joubert

I suppose there is something appealing about a word that everyone uses with absolute confidence but on whose exact meaning no two people can…

— Michael Chabon

Use not big words for naught.

— L M Heroux