Terry JonesAh! The English language was a wonderful thing! You could always find the right word. He only wished he could speak the language.
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The English language was a wonderful thing. You could always find the right word. The right word was, in fact, very difficult to come by. Nonetheless, when you found it, you were in a position to make a nice speech or to write a nice letter.
In short, you could always find the right word to express your idea. He only wished he could speak the language. It is a pity that this language was lost in the last century.
We would be able to work much faster and better with this marvelous tool.
Source: Trouble On The Heath
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