523 Quotes About English

The limits of my language are the limits of my universe.

She had come to learn that the English had an indirect way of expressing their opinions. Unlike the Turks, they did not communicate resentment through resentment or anger through double anger. No, there were layers to their conversation; the deepest discomfort could be conveyed with a reticent smile. They complemented, when in truth they wished to denounce; they clothed their criticisms in cryptic praise.

This year my goal will be to learn new vocabulary in English and to read as much as possible books.

Once upon a time You dressed so fine

Annoyance has made me bilingual.

... as Eskimo language is to snow, so archaic English is to 'metal objects designed to cause harm'.

She would put her “naïve American optimism” toward making herself indispensable to him, and she’d win him. Because naïve American optimism beat out English cynicism any day.

I speak English to my accountants, French to my ambassadors, Italian to my mistress, Latin to my God, and German to my horse

Although Swedish is one of the few languages on this Earth that I enjoy the sound of. That and Japanese. French is all right, Italian is tolerable depending on who’s speaking it. Everything else makes me cringe. Even English with some accents is bad. Australian? Spare me.