Laments for A Dying Language
Coin brassy words at will, debase the coinage;
We are in an if-you-cannot-lick-them-join age,
A slovenliness provides its own excuse age,
Where usage overnight condones misusage.
Farewell, farewell to my beloved language,
Once English, now a vile orangutanguage
1962. Ogden Nash
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- julie
- I teach college courses in British Literature, Women's Studies, Critical Thinking, and College Writing. This is a place where I post links, images, and ideas that I like.
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