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Grannyknot Wed 17-Dec-14 12:42:12

I like that quote too. And I'll read the blog .. tchsmile

thatbags Wed 17-Dec-14 12:38:21

John Berger: 'A spoken language is a living creature whose home is the inarticulate as well as the articulate' https://t.co/fkPFXV2BgE

I like that quote. I think it's something pedants (I am one at times) could usefully remember smile

The link is to a post on Kenan Malik's blog "Pandaemonium" where he has inserted passages from two writers, John Berger and Elif Safak, who talk about "Words and Being".