"Thou shalt not use the 140 characters limit as an excuse for bad grammar and/or incorrect spelling."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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

William Shakespeare, English Dramatist

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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."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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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..."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

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"NE'TWORK: Any thing reticulated or decussated, at equal distances, with interstices between the intersections.......RETI'CULATED: Made of network; formed with interstitial vacuities."

Samuel Johnson, English Author

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"In Sanskrit words are like living beings; depending on context, circumstance and environment their mood varies and meaning differs."

Amit Ray, Indian Author

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"Language is fossil poetry. As the limestone of the continent consists of infinite masses of the shells of animalcules, so language is made up of images, or tropes, which now, in their secondary use, have long ceased to remind us of their poetic origin."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

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"It is ironic that the only thing separating 'friend' from 'fiend' - is a single letter."

Christina Engela, South African Author

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"The world is built with words."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

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"Chameleonesque, hobbitish, unicorned, stompled, selfishism, and unwakeable may not be real words, but you do know what they mean."

Richelle E. Goodrich, American Poet

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Bela Lugosi, Austrian Actor

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

"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."

"NE'TWORK: Any thing reticulated or decussated, at equal distances, with interstices between the intersections.......RETI'CULATED: Made of network; formed with interstitial vacuities."

"In Sanskrit words are like living beings; depending on context, circumstance and environment their mood varies and meaning differs."

"Language is fossil poetry. As the limestone of the continent consists of infinite masses of the shells of animalcules, so language is made up of images, or tropes, which now, in their secondary use, have long ceased to remind us of their poetic origin."

"It is ironic that the only thing separating 'friend' from 'fiend' - is a single letter."

"The world is built with words."

"Chameleonesque, hobbitish, unicorned, stompled, selfishism, and unwakeable may not be real words, but you do know what they mean."

"Because of my language and the pantomime with which most Europeans accompany their speech, I was catalogued as a heavy."

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"Being a 'good' parent is more about the parent, and, less about the 'supposedly-could-have-been-bad' child."

"Give a typical employee a million, and, he is most likely to use the money to print his CV on fancier paper."

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"Some books sold because they are (said to be) great. Some are (said to be) great because they sold."

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"The phrase 'You complete me' is nonsensical. A couple is a 'we' - not a complete 'me.'"