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«The more syllables a euphemism has, the further divorced from reality it is»
Author: George Carlin
(Actor, Author, Comedian)
| About:
Euphemisms
| Keywords:
divorced, divorces, divorcing, euphemism, euphemisms, further, syllables
«To read Dryden, Pope, etc., you need only count syllables; but to read Donne you must measure time, and discover the time of each word by the sense of passion.»
«To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.»
«Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death»
Author: William Shakespeare
(Dramatist, Playwright, Poet)
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Time
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creeps, Day to Day, dusty, lighted, pace, petty, recorded, syllable, syllables, yesterdays
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