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American English is the greatest influence of English everywhere.


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The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib.

The English language is rather like a monster accordion, stretchable at the whim of the editor, compressible ad lib.



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To finish is both a relief and a release from an extraordinarily pleasant prison.



Vulgarity finds its antidote; old crudities become softened with time. Distinctions, both those that are useful and those that are burdensome, flourish and die, reflourish and die again.

Vulgarity finds its antidote; old crudities become softened with time. Distinctions, both those that are useful and those that are burdensome, flourish and die, reflourish and die again.



Lexicography is a chastening as well as an illuminating and fascinating art.

Lexicography is a chastening as well as an illuminating and fascinating art.



Computer users soon learn that the miraculous powers of personal computers are based on avoidance of error.

Computer users soon learn that the miraculous powers of personal computers are based on avoidance of error.





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