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Marilyn vos Savant

"Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage."

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"Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage."

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

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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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"The wonder of words."

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

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

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"Percy, we're going to Polyphemus' island! Polyphemus is an S-i-k...a C-y-k..." She stamped her foot in frustration. As smart as she was, Annabeth was dyslexic, too. We could've been there all night while she tried to spell Cyclops. "You know what I mean!"

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"Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father."

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"Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once."

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"Know how weather, especially humidity, can affect the movement of doors and windows."

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"I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead."

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"Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do."

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