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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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'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.
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Between 1910 and 1950 approximately 350 lives of Jesus were published in the English language alone.
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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'.
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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.
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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.
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The top 10 verbs in the English language are all irregular, even though irregular verbs make up only 3 per cent of the language.
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- Nov 07, 2020