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«Clutter is the disease of American writing. We are a society strangling in unnecessary words, circular constructions, pompous frills and meaningless jargon.»
Author: William Zinsser
| Keywords:
circular, cluttered, constructions, frills, jargon, jargon of, pompous, strangling, unnecessary
«English grammar is so complex and confusing for the one very simple reason that its rules and terminology are based on Latin -- a language with which it has precious little in common. In Latin, to take one example, it is not possible to split an infinitive. So in English, the early authorities decided, it should not be possible to split an infinitive either. But there is no reason why we shouldn't, any more than we should forsake instant coffee and air travel because they weren't available to the Romans. Making English grammar conform to Latin rules is like asking people to play baseball using the rules of football. It is a patent absurdity. But once this insane notion became established, grammarians found themselves having to draw up ever more complicated and circular arguments to accommodate the inconsistencies.»
Author: Bill Bryson
(Writer)
| Keywords:
absurdity, accommodate, accommodates, air travel, become available, circular, Coffee and, common language, conform, conform to, confusing, draw up, forsake, grammar, inconsistencies, infinitive, infinitives, instant coffee, Latin, patent, patented, Romans, Rules of, simple language, split, Take One, terminology, the Romans
«He is a man of thirty-five, but looks fifty. He is bald, has varicose veins and wears spectacles, or would wear them if his only pair were not chronically lost. If things are normal with him, he will be suffering from malnutrition, but if he has recently had a lucky streak, he will be suffering from a hangover. At present it is half past eleven in the morning, and according to his schedule he should have started work two hours ago; but even if he had made any serious effort to start he would have been frustrated by the almost continuous ringing of the telephone bell, the yells of the baby, the rattle of an electric drill out in the street, and the heavy boots of his creditors clumping up the stairs. The most recent interruption was the arrival of the second post, which brought him two circulars and an income tax demand printed in red. Needless to say this person is a writer.»
Author: George Orwell
(Essayist, Novelist)
| Keywords:
An electric, arrivals, at present, bald, bell, boots, chronically, circular, continuous, creditor, creditors, drill, drilling, electric, electric drill, eleven, frustrated, hangover, hangovers, income tax, interruption, interruptions, in red, losing streak, malnutrition, most recent, needless, pair, post, printed, rattle, recent, recently, ringing, schedule, spectacles, stairs, streak, streaked, streaks, telephone, telephone bell, The Arrival, thirty-five, Thirty two, up the stairs, varicose, veins
«Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.»
Author: Saint Augustine
(Bishop, Theologian)
| About:
Mankind,
Men
| Keywords:
abroad, circular, compass, compasses, compassing, courses, heights, huge, Long Course, motions, mountains, mountain pass, ocean, pass by, rivers, River Went, The Long, The Sea, vast, waves, wondering
«My neighbor has a circular driveway... he can't get out.»
Author: Stephen Wright
(Actor, Writer)
| Keywords:
circular, driveway, driveways, get out, has a, neighbor, neighboring