Confusing Quote by Pacifiersucker

“Why is abbreviation such a long word?”

— Teresa Monachino

How come abbreviated is such a long word?

— Steven Wright

If 'pro' is the opposite of 'con' what is the opposite of 'progress'?

— Paul Harvey

If pro is opposite of con, then what is the opposite of progress?

— Anonymous

“If pro is the opposite of con, then what is the opposite of progress?”

— Jim Kraus

The word abbreviation sure is long for what it means.

— Zach Galifianakis

When we use terms we get confused, yet we have no other way.

— Michael Tippett

Ours is the age of substitutes: Instead of language we have jargon; instead of principles, slogans; and instead of genuine ideas, bright suggestions.

— Eric Bentley

I think we invent jargon because it saves times talking to one-another.

— Anonymous

One of the principal obstacles to the rapid diffusion of a new idea lies in the difficulty of finding suitable expression to convey its…

— Arthur Schuster

Words are such gross machinery, so primitive and ambiguous.

— Frank Herbert

Words have a life of their own. There is no telling what they will do. Within a matter of days, they can even turn…

— Craig Brown