Browsing Quotes With Tag: english (2)
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We don’t just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary.
Speaker: Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)Posted: 04 Sep 2009 at 5:36 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment! -
The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib.
Posted: 16 Nov 2008 at 3:56 PMComments: None... Be the first to comment!