Quotation:
"Language is by its very nature a communal thing..."
Long quote:
"Language is by its very nature a communal thing; that is, it expresses never the exact thing but a compromise - that which is common to you, me, and everybody."
Thomas Ernest Hulme (1883-1917) English writer
by its very nature (expression): inherently; by definition
communal (adjective): shared (by everyone)
express (verb): communicate; say
compromise (noun): an approximation; a middle state between two ideas
common to: shared by; agreed by
communal (adjective): shared (by everyone)
express (verb): communicate; say
compromise (noun): an approximation; a middle state between two ideas
common to: shared by; agreed by
Contributor: Josef Essberger