English Language Quotes
English seen from odd, specific angles.
One quote notes that between 1910 and 1950, roughly 350 biographies of Jesus appeared in English alone, a striking measure of the language's reach. Another observes how second-generation Hispanic Americans often outpace earlier immigrant groups in Also quotes-style comparisons of English fluency.
The Divinity could be invoked as well in the English language as in the French.
'No' is the second shortest word in the English language, but one of the hardest to say.
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If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless.
Between 1910 and 1950 approximately 350 lives of Jesus were published in the English language alone.
Acute Quotes
Second-generation Hispanics marry non-Hispanics at a higher rate than second-generation Irish or Italians. Second-generation Hispanics' English language capability rates are higher than previous immigrant groups'.
My dog is vicious to the uninvited guest, lavishly affectionate to the invited one, and so freakishly acute that he has mastered the English language.
English poetry begins whenever we decide to say the modern English language begins, and it extends as far as we decide to say that the English language extends.
The top 10 verbs in the English language are all irregular, even though irregular verbs make up only 3 per cent of the language.
Alone Quotes
A lot of linguists in the market, especially interpreters of foreign languages, do not have a great command over the English language, especially if they are translating into English.
Everybody gets a little dose of Shakespeare. He's the greatest playwright in the English language, but his politics are fairly square.
Shakespeare, who is probably the greatest writer and poet of the English language, lived in a time that was politically very conservative and it's reflected in his writings.
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There's dry humor here too, like the line imagining a talkative figure left speechless without the word 'No.' For more wordplay and specifics, browse Acute quotes and Alone quotes.
