John McWhorter Quotes

I have always loved the fluidity of language - delighting in dialects, dictionaries, slang and neologisms.

I don't hate language. I have my own language, but I also enjoy the English language. Obviously, you don't read a lot of literature and not care about language.

I've always loved the English language. I just like words, you know?

Languages are true analytical methods.

Language is fun; it's fun to try.

My first language is French. I just love words so much, and in French it feels like I can say whatever I want however I want.

I had been learning Italian for years. I always loved Latin, but Italian is a living language; I'm writing in it now as well as reading it. It is so interesting delving further into language.

English is a very expressive language.

I love the English language. Words have power.

Only when you know the nuances of a language can you sing a song well.

I love the Spanish language.

I love the English language, the colors of it, the many, many nuances, the different influences. I find German stilted, in a way, by comparison.

Language is a virus from outer space.

I'm not trying to stump anybody... it's the beauty of the language that I'm interested in.

Within speech, words are subject to a kind of relation that is independent of the first and based on their linkage: these are syntagmatic relations, of which I have spoken.

I always loved reading. I always was the spelling bee champion. I always loved words. I always wanted to know what they meant, why you used them, who first said them. I was always interested in that.

The way that words fit together is always interesting to me. I love words.

No matter where we live, we have to use words. Once you've been looking into words, their stories, it's easy to fall in love with them.

English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.

Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests.

I've always been in love with language. My favorite book is a dictionary. I have always loved words.

Language is something that I take great interest in.

I guess my diction just isn't very good.

Words are all we have.

I know what the structure of the language is.