But words are things, and a small drop of ink,      Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think;      ’T is strange, the shortest letter which man uses Instead of speech, may form a lasting link      Of ages; to what straits old Time reduces Frail man, when paper – even a rag like this, Survives himself, his tomb, and all that’s his. George Gordon Byron
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William Blake's poem “Eternity,” is celebration of the power of language. The most powerful word in the English language is “the.” It is the second most important letter in the alphabet after the letter “I,” and it’s essential to so many of our words. It is one of the most common grammatical elements in English, literally meaning “the thing that belongs to” or “that which belongs to.” But what about those little words? What about those seemingly insignificant words? They are actually more important than you may realize.

Source: Don Juan

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