#eva

In general, the philological movement opened up countless sources relevant to linguistic issues, treating them in quite a different spirit from traditional grammar; for instance, the study of inscriptions and their language. But not yet in the spirit of linguistics. ↗

— Ferdinand de Saussure

#different #general #grammar #inscriptions #instance

Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does it well and triumphs. ↗

— Dan Savage

#arms #choir #discourse #does #elevates

Americans have different ways of saying things. They say 'elevator', we say 'lift'... they say 'President', we say 'stupid psychopathic git. ↗

— Alexei Sayle

#different ways #elevator #git #lift #president

If you travel to the States... they have a lot of different words than like what we use. For instance: they say 'elevator', we say 'lift'; they say 'drapes', we say 'curtains'; they say 'president', we say 'seriously deranged git.' ↗

— Alexei Sayle

#deranged #different #drapes #elevator #git

It always seemed to be a constant that my parents were political. ↗

— Alexei Sayle

#deranged #different #drapes #elevator #git

It seems easier to make a career out of comedy now than it was in the 1980s. ↗

— Alexei Sayle

#deranged #different #drapes #elevator #git

Most of my friends are women - I quite fancied being a woman in a way. ↗

— Alexei Sayle

#deranged #different #drapes #elevator #git

Most of the Communists I knew were nice people. ↗