#languages

The surest method of being incomprehensible or, moreover, to be misunderstood is to use words in their original sense; especially words from the ancient languages. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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I grew up speaking both languages, and for me that's really important. ↗

— Jon Secada

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I have a good ear for languages. ↗

— Harry Dean Stanton

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Stay away from restaurants that have menus in five languages. That's always a tourist trap. You want to eat where the locals eat. ↗

— Curtis Stone

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I find languages that support just one programming paradigm constraining. ↗

— Bjarne Stroustrup

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To God I speak Spanish, to women Italian, to men French, and to my horse - German. ↗

— Emperor Charles V

#humorous-quotes #languages #humor

It's amazing how, age after age, in country after country, and in all languages, Shakespeare emerges as incomparable. ↗

— M. H. Abrams

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As you know, there are certain languages that lend themselves very easily to vocal use. ↗

— Neville Marriner

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I wish that I spoke more languages. I speak a couple languages, but not well enough to really dub myself. French is really the only one, and it's a difficult thing. ↗

— Jodie Foster

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I start by using Chinese and many of the sounds of other languages are similar. ↗

— Andy Lau

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