An academic dialect is perfected when its terms are hard to understand and refer only to one another. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes academic dialect hard
Poor but happy is not a phrase invented by a poor person. Mason Cooley happyinventperson Change image and share on social
Excuses change nothing, but make everyone feel better. Mason Cooley changeexcusefeel Change image and share on social
Outside books, we avoid colorful characters. Mason Cooley avoidbookcharacter Change image and share on social
The mission of Patrick Henry College was to attract and cultivate academic stars from the ranks of home-schooled evangelicals, then send them off on graduation day to 'shape the culture and take back the nation,' in the words of a common home-schooling rallying cry. Nina Easton academicattractback share on social
It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly. Pierce Brosnan badlydangerousgood Change image and share on social
I started out in New York, and New York has a way of countering a Southern accent, naturally; when I moved to Los Angeles for a job, and I just stayed, the dialect out here doesn't really counter, and my Southern started coming back. Kim Dickens accentangelesback share on social