Language Quote by Marilyn vos Savant

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

One of the drawbacks of English is you can't spell things by hearing them.

— Bill Nye

One of the great skills in using any language is knowing what not to use, what not to say. There's that simplicity thing again.

— Ron Jeffries

In reading and writing, you cannot lay down rules until you have learnt to obey them. Much more so in life.

— Marcus Aurelius

People are difficult to rule, because of their knowledge.

— Laozi

Although many texters enjoy breaking linguistic rules, they also know they need to be understood.

— David Crystal

It's good to have someone who speaks your language in everyday life, especially for me, who does not speak English so well.

— Fabinho

Throughout school I studied in Tamil medium schools but it was only when I got to college that I realized that not learning English…

— Suhasini Maniratnam

English people ... never speak, excepting in cases of fire or murder, unless they are introduced.

— Letitia Elizabeth Landon

The whole thing is this: If you don't use just basic grammar, if you don't get the language down, you're not going to have…

— Jimmy Santiago Baca

“There is the disadvantage of not knowing all languages," said Conseil, "or the disadvantage of not having one universal language.”

— Jules Verne

Usually, English personalities are difficult; they dont take criticism easily.

— Natalia Makarova