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Doug Larson

"If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers."

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"If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers."

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"They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps."

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"There are some sounds that English singers find quite difficult to manipulate."

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"The one overall structure in my plays is language."

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"Speaks cheerful English and in the past has written this language with a paintbrush that talks."

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"Conundrum: A fun word to repeat over and over again when no one's listening. Actual meaning is as puzzling as the need to chant the word."

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"Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language."Hazel tried not to laugh. "What did he say?""With the cussing removed? He said he can get us to the top."Frank looked incredulous. "I thought the horse couldn't fly!"This time Arion whinnied so angrily, even Hazel could guess he was cursing."Dude," Percy told the horse, "I've gotten suspended for saying less than that..."

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Amaka Imani Nkosazana

"But language is wine upon his lips."

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"If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast in the forest."

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"Perhaps then one reason why we have no great poet, novelist or critic writing today is that we refuse to allow words their liberty. We pin them down to one meaning, their useful meaning: the meaning which makes us catch the train, the meaning which makes us pass the examination."

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