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Quotations by Subject: English
(Related Subjects: Language, England)
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Even if you do learn to speak correct English, whom are you going to speak it to?: Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938)
The English language was carefully, carefully cobbled together by three blind dudes and a German dictionary.: Dave Kellett, Sheldon, 02-01-09
If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.: Doug Larson
England and America are two countries separated by a common language.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Pygmalion (1916) preface
Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them.: Robert Graves (1895 - 1985)
Here will be an old abusing of God's patience and the king's English.: William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "The Merry Wives of Windsor", Act 1 scene 4


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