English

• The evolution of modern punctuation in English is related to the rise of writers like Jonson, Hobbes, Dryden, Defoe, and Swift, who favored a shorter and less complex sentence structure than Donne, Hooker, and other writers of "earsplitting eloquence" whose work was modeled on Cicero's. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 2
• Milton, Donne, and even Wordsworth, not only because of the chronological language gap but, more tellingly, because of the culture gap; fully understanding Goethe, Dante, Rabelais, and Cervantes for one who knows them only in English is likewise hard to imagine. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XX No 2
• The future in English is a minefield of potential misunderstandings and false impressions, where the best of speakers make mistakes. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XX No 1
• This practice of adopting an English word and then using it as the basis for forming other words quite unknown in English is more common than you might expect. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVII No 4
• India has always been famous for its spirituality, so it should come as no surprise that another major source of Indian words in English is religion. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 4

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