"To this day, good English usually means the English wealthy and powerful people spoke a generation or two ago."

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Source : Jack Lynch (2009). “The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of 'Proper' English, from Shakespeare to South Park”, p.31, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Jack Lynch

#Powerful Quotes #Mean Quotes #Two Quotes

“Like the child, the creative writing student is posited as a centre of vulnerable creativity, needful of attention and authority.”
“Halloween is an opportunity to be really creative.”
“I could say I think coulds are pretty, and you'd say they're only pretty to demons.”
“Your father always tries to see the good side of people; to find the excuse. But sometimes there isn't a good side. There isn't an excuse. (Mom - to Lara Lington)”
“I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it.”
“A bird in the hand may be worth two in the bush, but remember also that a bird in the hand is a positive embarrassment to one not in the poultry business.”
“Privacy I think gets invaded when you start being honest.”
“There are people that appreciate the music for its musical value and there are people that will always think that it should be reserved as an expression for people who grew up with it.”

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