Смешные высказывания и цитаты на английском языке о языке

Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.

I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain.

Clearly spoken, Mr. Fogg; you explain English by Greek.

A gentleman need not know Latin, but he should at least have forgotten it.

All paraphrases and expletives are so much in disuse that soon the only way of making love will be to say, 'Lie down.'

It's a damn poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word.

Do not compute the totality of your poultry population until all the manifestations of incubation have been entirely completed.

Man is a creature who lives not upon bread alone, but primarily by catchwords.

Good authors, too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter words writing prose... anything goes.

He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas better than any man I ever met. (Referring to a lawyer.)