#english

Those who prefer their English sloppy have only themselves to thank if the advertisement writer uses his mastery of the vocabulary and syntax to mislead their weak minds. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#english #his #mastery #minds #mislead

The English language has a deceptive air of simplicity; so have some little frocks; but they are both not the kind of thing you can run up in half an hour with a machine. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#both #deceptive #english #english language #half

When I'm in town on Sundays, I sometimes go down to the Central Bar in the East Village to watch English football. But my natural inclination now is to get in the car with my wife and kids and get out of town. ↗

— Joe Scarborough

#car #central #down #east #east village

I came up with new leads for game stories by being observant and clever, by using the many gifts of the English language to intrigue and hook a reader. ↗

— Dick Schaap

#came #clever #english #english language #game

I was also in love with the English language. ↗

— Dick Schaap

#english #english language #i #language #love

I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldn't afford the equipment. ↗

— Wally Schirra

#american #american football #because #english #english football

We are showing that Englishmen can still die with a bold spirit, fighting it out to the end. ↗

— Robert Falcon Scott

#die #end #englishmen #fighting #out

Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale. ↗

— Robert Falcon Scott

#companions #courage #dead #endurance #englishman

We are weak, writing is difficult, but for my own sake I do not regret this journey, which has shown that Englishmen can endure hardships, help one another, and meet death with as great a fortitude as ever in the past. ↗

— Robert Falcon Scott

#death #difficult #endure #englishmen #ever

I failed world geography, civics, Spanish and English. And when you fail Spanish and English, they do not consider you bilingual. They may call you bi-ignorant because you can't speak any language. ↗

— Tim Scott

#because #bilingual #call #civics #consider