Communication Quote by Phyllis Bentley

It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Why is ''W'' called a double-u if it's two Vs put together ?

— Anonymous

I always wondered why 'W' is called Double U, when it's clearly Double V.

— Nikhil Saluja

“We're in America; why do I have to "Press 1" for English?”

— Allan Hall

The English language is so elastic that you can find another word to say the same thing.

— Mahatma Gandhi

It is said that the American vocabulary has declined by half in the past few decades. It's a tragic instance of desertification following upon…

— Stephanie Mills

Do you ever wonder why W is called Double U, when its clearly Double V?

— Anonymous

Wordiness is a sickness of American writing. Too many words dilute and blur ideas.

— Eric Hoffer

Perhaps it's an accident of nationality, but the English treasure subtlety and appreciate not having everything spelled out for them, while Americans want everything…

— Tim Pigott-Smith

The question of how much English should be used in international research universities is one with which I am extremely familiar. I would even…

— Henry Rosovsky

American English is the greatest influence of English everywhere.

— Robert Burchfield

Every time we give our word, it counts. For the most part, people give their word entirely too often. Our word is a precious…

— Peter McWilliams